beforehand
/bɪˈfɔːhænd/adverb
उच्चारण बिफ़ॉहैन्ड
पहले से
Core word
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earlier; before something else happens or is done
पहले से
- Prepare beforehand.
- Tell me beforehand if you cannot come.
- You should read the chapter beforehand so that the lecture makes sense.
+ 3 more examples
- Radhika had packed her bag the night beforehand.
- If you want a seat on the train, book at least a month beforehand.
- We checked the route beforehand to avoid getting lost.
Synonyms in advance earlier ahead of time previously
Opposite afterwards
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beforehand (adverb) at the end of a clause
Beforehand is an adverb meaning earlier than something that is expected or that will happen. It usually stands at the end of the clause.
'Beforehand' adverb है जिसका अर्थ किसी अपेक्षित या होने वाली बात से पहले है। यह प्रायः clause के अंत में आता है।
- Please inform us beforehand if you cannot attend.
- She prepared the notes a day beforehand.
time + beforehand
A time expression placed before beforehand says how much earlier: a week beforehand, a few hours beforehand.
Beforehand से पहले रखी समय-अभिव्यक्ति बताती है कि कितना पहले: a week beforehand, a few hours beforehand।
- He booked the ticket two months beforehand.
- The students reached the hall an hour beforehand.
beforehand, + clause (sentence adverb)
At the start of a sentence, beforehand links to an earlier action already mentioned and is followed by a comma.
वाक्य के आरंभ में 'beforehand' पहले उल्लिखित किसी क्रिया से जुड़ता है और उसके बाद comma आता है।
- We ate lunch at noon. Beforehand, we cleaned the whole house.
beforehand vs before (adverb)
Before can mean at any earlier time in your life, while beforehand means earlier than a particular event; it is not used for experience.
'Before' जीवन में किसी भी पहले समय का अर्थ दे सकता है, जबकि 'beforehand' किसी विशेष घटना से पहले का अर्थ देता है; यह अनुभव के लिए नहीं आता।
- I have seen this film before, but I did not know the ending beforehand.
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verb + beforehand
prepareplanwarnbookinformcheck
- Book your train tickets well beforehand during the festival season.
adverb + beforehand
welllongjustshortlydays
- The rules were announced well beforehand.
know / decide / tell + beforehand
knowtelldecidearrangeagree
- Nobody could know beforehand who would win the match.
beforehand + preposition phrase
with noticein writingby phonewithout fail
- Please apply beforehand in writing.
“More examples 5
- Radhika revised the formulae beforehand, so the paper felt easy.
राधिका ने पहले से सूत्र दोहरा लिए थे, इसलिए प्रश्नपत्र आसान लगा।
- If you are coming for dinner, please tell us beforehand.
यदि आप रात के भोजन के लिए आ रहे हैं, तो कृपया पहले से बता दीजिए।
- The organisers had cleaned the ground beforehand for the Republic Day parade.
आयोजकों ने गणतंत्र दिवस की परेड के लिए मैदान की सफाई पहले ही कर दी थी।
- It is better to buy medicines beforehand than to run around during the monsoon.
मानसून में भागदौड़ करने से बेहतर है कि दवाइयाँ पहले ही खरीद ली जाएँ।
- She knew beforehand that the interview would be tough.
उसे पहले से मालूम था कि साक्षात्कार कठिन होगा।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ I have seen this film beforehand.
✓ I have seen this film before.
For past experience with no specific event, use before, not beforehand.
किसी विशेष घटना के बिना पिछले अनुभव के लिए 'before' आता है, 'beforehand' नहीं।
✗ Please come beforehand the meeting.
✓ Please come before the meeting.
Beforehand cannot take an object; the preposition before is needed.
'Beforehand' के बाद object नहीं आता; यहाँ preposition 'before' चाहिए।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Usage: beforehand is one word.
प्रयोग में beforehand एक शब्द है।