beforehand

• POS: Adverb
• HYPHEN: be=fore=hand
• COUNT in NET: 12 in 12 verses (in OT : 6 in 6 verses) (in NT : 6 in 6 verses)

CIDE DICTIONARY

beforehand, adv. [Before + hand.].

•  In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance; -- often followed by with.  [1913 Webster]

  "Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the danger."  [1913 Webster]

  "The last cited author has been beforehand with me."  [1913 Webster]
•  By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously; aforetime.  [1913 Webster]

  "They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking."  [1913 Webster]

beforehand, a. 

 In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.  [1913 Webster]
"Rich and much beforehand."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

beforehand, adv. in anticipation; in advance; in readiness (had prepared the meal beforehand).

Idiom

be beforehand with anticipate; forestall.

Etymology

ME f. BEFORE + HAND: cf. AF avant main

THESAURUS

beforehand

ahead, ahead of time, anachronistic, ante, antedated, before, beforetime, behind time, behindhand, betimes, dated, earlier, early, fore, foredated, foresightedly, forward, in advance, in anticipation, late, metachronistic, misdated, mistimed, out of date, out of season, overdue, parachronistic, past due, postdated, precociously, previous, prochronistic, sooner, tardy, unpunctual, unseasonable

ROGET THESAURUS

beforehand

Priority

N priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence, precession, precursor, the past, premises, prior, previous, preceding, precedent, anterior, antecedent, pre- existing, pre-existent, former, foregoing, aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned, aforesaid, said, introductory, before, prior to, earlier, previously, afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now, erewhile, already, yet, beforehand, on the eve of, prior tempore prior jure, priority, antecedence, anteriority, precedence, pre-existence, precession, precursor, the past, premises, prior, previous, preceding, precedent, anterior, antecedent, pre- existing, pre-existent, former, foregoing, aforementioned, before- mentioned, abovementioned, aforesaid, said, introductory, before, prior to, earlier, previously, afore, aforehand, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile, ere then, ere now, before then, before now, erewhile, already, yet, beforehand, on the eve of, prior tempore prior jure.

Earliness

N earliness, morning, punctuality, promptitude, haste, suddenness, prematurity, precocity, precipitation, anticipation, a stitch in time, early, prime, forward, prompt, summary, premature, precipitate, precocious, prevenient, anticipatory, rath, sudden, unexpected, near, near at hand, immediate, early, soon, anon, betimes, rath, eft, eftsoons, ere long, before long, shortly, beforehand, prematurely, precipitately, too soon, before its time, before one's time, in anticipation, unexpectedly, suddenly, before one can say 'Jack Robinson', at short notice, extempore, on the spur of the moment, on the spur of the occasion, at once, on the spot, on the instant, at sight, offhand, out of hand, a' vue d'oeil, straight, straightway, straightforth, forthwith, incontinently, summarily, immediately, briefly, shortly, quickly, speedily, apace, before the ink is dry, almost immediately, presently at the first opportunity, in no long time, by and by, in a while, directly, no sooner said than done, immediately, if not sooner, tout vient a temps pour qui sait attendre.