Definitions for already
ɔlˈrɛd ial·ready

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alreadyadverb

   prior to a specified or implied time

   "she has already graduated"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.5 / 2 votes

1. alreadyadverb

   Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

2. alreadyadverb

   So soon.

   Are you quitting already?

3. alreadyadverb

   Influenced by u05E9u05F1u05DF An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

4. Etymology: From alredy, alredi, equivalent to. Compare alreide, alreids; alreeds. More at all, ready.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alreadyadverb

   At this present time, or at some time past; opposed to futurity; as, Will he come soon? He is come already. Will it be done? It is done already.

   Etymology: from all and ready.

   Touching our uniformity, that which hath been already answered, may serve for answer to that exception. Richard Hooker.

   You warn’d me still of loving two;
   Can I love him, already loving you? John Dryden, Indian Emp.

   See, the guards, from yon far eastern hill
   Already move, no longer stay afford;
   High in the air, they wave the flaming sword,
   Your signal to depart. John Dryden, State of Innocence.

   I confine myself to methods for the advancement of piety, which are in the power of a prince limited like ours, by a strict execution of the laws already in force. Jonathan Swift.

   Methinks, already I your tears survey,
   Already hear the horrid things they say,
   Already see you a degraded toast,
   And all your honour in a whisper lost! Alexander Pope.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. already

   Already is an adverb that refers to something that has occurred or been done before a specific time or event, indicating that an action or event has taken place or a condition exists prior to the present moment or a specified point in time. It suggests completion or prior occurrence.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alreadyadverb

   prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously

2. Etymology: [All (OE. al) + ready.]

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1. Already

   Already is the fourth album by the British rock band Jesus Jones in 1997. The last EMI album. Singles released were "The Next Big Thing" and "Chemical #1". EMI re-issued on the album on 1 March 2003. The album followed a working hiatus by the band following the relative failure of 1993's Perverse compared to their international breakthrough album Doubt. Although the band had come up with ideas that they requested to Food Records, the label rejected them before finally accepting the released Already. Already only reached #161 in the UK albums chart, although lead single "The Next Big Thing" had some radio play reaching #49 in the singles chart.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Already

   awl-red′i, adv. previously, or before the time specified.—Sometimes used adjectively = present. [All and Ready.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'already' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #245

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'already' in Written Corpus Frequency: #351

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'already' in Adverbs Frequency: #42

Anagrams for already »

1. adlayer

2. aleyard

How to pronounce already?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say already in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of already in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of already in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of already in a Sentence

1. Varawut Silpa-archa:

   It is a slow process, but quite a few communities have already got titles, and we are studying others.

2. in August:

   FEMA is deploying hundreds of ambulances and EMS crews to transport patients, we’ve already deployed emergency response teams in Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Vermont, New Hampshire, and New Mexico. We’re ready to provide more hospital beds as well.

3. Martin Jarzebowski:

   They have already been hit the hardest when you looked at all of the different Medicare for All proposals.

4. Andy Gillham:

   In a normal year, we would start to see the fire season kick off in a big way around early January and we're already up towards a million hectares of burnt country. This is a marathon event and we expect to be busy managing these fires for at least the next eight weeks.

5. Anglo Chief Executive Mark Cutifani:

   2016 is already shaping up to be the most challenging yet. Opinions are divided on whether we have reached the bottom of the cycle ... So things may still get worse before they get better.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=already
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Already
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=already
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/already
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=already
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=already