already

Definition of already in English English dictionary: So soon
Are you quitting already?.; An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation
Enough already! Be quiet already!.; Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously
It was already dusk, and the lamps were just being lighted as we paced up and down in front of Briony Lodge, waiting for the coming of its occupant. —Doyle.; adv sudah 2 adv telah; {a} before this time, at a time mentioned; (1) previously, as in: I've already taken my vacation; ad before now; even now; prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated"; is used to say something that has happened earlier than expected ("He had already left "); You use already to show that a situation exists at this present moment or that it exists at an earlier time than expected. You use already after the verb `be' or an auxiliary verb, or before a verb if there is no auxiliary. When you want add emphasis, you can put already at the beginning of a sentence. The authorities believe those security measures are already paying off He was already rich Get 10% off our already low prices! Already, he has a luxurious villa in Formello; prior to a specified or implied time; "she has already graduated; previously, before a certain time; You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after `have', `has', or `had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense. They had already voted for him at the first ballot I already told you not to come over They've spent nearly a billion dollars on it already; ya; muy
already then: even at that point in time
if we're already at that: since we are already on the subject, while we are on the subject, since you mention that

already

Hyphenation

al·rea·dy

Turkish pronunciation

ôlredi

Synonyms

as of now, at present, before, before now, but now, by now, by that time, by then, by the time mentioned, by this time, earlier, even now, formerly, heretofore, in the past

Pronunciation

/ôlˈredē/ /ɔːlˈrɛdiː/

Etymology

[ ol-re-dE, ol-" ] (adverb.) 14th century. From Middle English alredy, alredi, equivalent to al- +‎ ready. Compare Dutch alreeds (“already”). More at all, ready.