already
/ɔːlˈredi/adverb
उच्चारण ऑल्रेडी
पहले ही, पहले से
Basic word
- 1
before now or before a particular time in the past; used to express surprise that something has happened so soon or so early; used to suggest that something is already enough
पहले ही, पहले से
- I have already finished.
- Is it 10 o'clock already?
- I have already told him about the change in plan.
+ 2 more examples
- The film had already started when we reached the hall.
- You are leaving already? The party has only just begun.
Synonyms by now before now previously so soon beforehand
§Structures (grammar patterns) 6
already + past / present perfect
Already shows something has happened before now, usually with the present perfect.
'Already' बताता है कि कोई काम अब से पहले हो चुका है, प्रायः present perfect के साथ।
- I have already finished the paper.
- The train has already left.
already in questions (surprise)
In questions it shows surprise that something happened so early.
प्रश्नों में यह आश्चर्य दिखाता है कि कोई बात इतनी जल्दी हो गई।
- Have you finished already?
position: mid or end
Place already before the main verb or at the end of the clause.
'Already' को main verb से पहले या clause के अंत में रखें।
- She has already gone.
- She has gone already.
already vs yet
Use already in positive sentences and yet in negatives and questions.
Positive वाक्यों में 'already' और negatives व questions में 'yet' का प्रयोग करें।
- He hasn't come yet, but his brother has already arrived.
already vs all ready
Already is an adverb of time; all ready means everyone or everything is prepared.
'Already' समय का adverb है; 'all ready' का अर्थ है सब या सब कुछ तैयार है।
- We are all ready, and the bus has already come.
already + stative verb
With be, know or have, already usually shows that something is true earlier than expected.
Be, know या have के साथ 'already' दिखाता है कि कोई बात उम्मीद से पहले सच है।
- He already knows the answer.
+Collocations 6
already + perfect verb
has alreadyhave alreadyhad alreadyis already
- The results had already been announced.
already + adjective
latetiredfulltough
- It is already late, so let's go.
already + time
already noonalready tenalready midnight
- It was already midnight when we reached.
question use
so soon alreadyfinished alreadydone alreadyready already
- Are you leaving already?
already + in questions
finished alreadyhere alreadygone alreadydone already
- Is the bus here already?
already + verb
knowfinishedsaiddecided
- She had already decided.
“More examples 8
- I have already submitted my application form.
मैंने अपना आवेदन पत्र पहले ही जमा कर दिया है।
- By the time we arrived, the lecture had already begun.
हमारे पहुँचने तक व्याख्यान शुरू हो चुका था।
- It is only March, and it is already hot.
अभी केवल मार्च है, और पहले से ही गर्मी है।
- Radhika already knew the answer.
राधिका को उत्तर पहले से पता था।
- We have already waited an hour.
हम पहले ही एक घंटा इंतज़ार कर चुके हैं।
- She had already left when I called.
जब मैंने फ़ोन किया तब तक वह जा चुकी थी।
- It is already ten, but the guests have not arrived.
अभी ही दस बज गए हैं, पर मेहमान नहीं पहुँचे।
- The seats are already full.
सीटें पहले से भरी हैं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Already is used with the present perfect in British English ('I have already eaten'; American English also uses the simple past: 'I already ate'); already comes after the auxiliary or at the end ('She has already left'; 'She has left already'); already in positive sentences and questions showing surprise, and yet in negatives and questions ('Have you finished yet?'; 'I haven't finished yet').
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: British English में already present perfect के साथ प्रयुक्त होता है ('I have already eaten'; American English में simple past भी: 'I already ate'); already auxiliary के बाद या अंत में आता है ('She has already left'; 'She has left already'); सकारात्मक वाक्यों और आश्चर्य वाले प्रश्नों में already, और नकारात्मक और प्रश्नवाचक में yet ('Have you finished yet?'; 'I haven't finished yet')।