beforehand: Meaning and Definition of

be•fore•hand

Pronunciation: (bi-fôr'hand", -fōr'-), [key]
— adv., adj.
  1. in anticipation; in advance; ahead of time: We should have made reservations beforehand. I hope to be beforehand with my report.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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