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Already Moderate

Already has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

prior to a specified or implied time

"she has already graduated"

2

Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

"I've already told you three times that I'm not coming!"

3

An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.

In plain English: Already means something has happened sooner than expected or before now.

"I have already finished my homework for today."

Example Sentences
"I have already finished my homework for today." adv
"I have already finished my homework before dinner." adv
"She has already left for the airport an hour ago." adv
"They did not realize we had already paid the bill." adv
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Origin

The word already comes from Middle English alredy, which originally meant "fully" or "completely." It was formed by combining the prefix al- with the word ready to indicate that an action had been completed in advance.

Rhyming Words
ady cady dady rady lady kady fady clady beady heady leady ready glady coady prady toady shady brady frady grady
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