English
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Etymology
(OE. alredi = al + redi) All + ready.
Pronunciation
IPA|/��l�r�di/, SAMPA|/O:l"rEdi/
audio|en-us-already.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: al·read·y
Adverb
en-adv|-
- Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
#:It was already dusk, and the lamps were just being lighted as we paced up and down in front of Briony Lodge, waiting for the coming of its occupant. —Doyle
- So soon.
#:Are you quitting already?
- US An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
#:I wish they'd finish already, so we can get going.
#:Enough already! Be quiet already!
Usage notes
Already may be used with the past perfect (I have already done that), the future perfect (When you arrive, the business will already have been completed) as well as the simple future (When you arrive, the business will already be complete).
Translations
trans-top|prior to some time
Arabic: ARchar|�ب� ا�آ� (qábla-l-��n)
Catalan: ja
Chinese: 已� (y�jīng), �已 (z�oy�)
Danish: t+|da|allerede
Dutch: t+|nl|al, t+|nl|reeds
Estonian: juba
Ewe: xoxo
Finnish: t+|fi|jo, t+|fi|vielä
French: t+|fr|déjÃ
German: t-|de|bereits, t+|de|schon
Hebrew: ��ר (kvar)
Hungarian: t+|hu|már
Irish: cheana
Italian: t+|it|giÃ
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Japanese: �� (���, súde ni), �� (m�)
Korean: �� (beolsseo)
Latin: t+|la|iam
Maltese: diÄ¡Ã
Nahuatl: ye
Persian: FAchar|ب� ا�� ز�د� (beh in zûdi)
Polish: t+|pl|już
Portuguese: t+|pt|já
Romanian: t-|ro|deja
Russian: �же (užé)
Slovene: t+|sl|že
Spanish: t+|es|ya
Swedish: t+|sv|allaredan, t+|sv|redan
Vietnamese: r�i; �ã
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See also
yet
Category:English intensifiers
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zh-min-nan:already
da:already
el:already
es:already
fr:already
hy:already
io:already
it:already
hu:already
pl:already
pt:already
fi:already
sv:already
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