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/ɔːlˈredi/
Indicates that something has happened before a certain time or it is earlier than expected.

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Examples:

I have already eaten.Is the movie already finished?

Etymology:

etymology
The word already comes from Middle English al-redy, from Old English 'ealrǣde’, ‘eal’ meaning ‘all’, and ‘rǣde’ meaning ‘ready’ or ‘prepared’.

Usage Statistics:

314 mentions per 1 million words Frequency
Very Often
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