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already BrE / ɔːlˈredi /  NAmE / ɔːlˈredi / Native audio playback is not supported. already(adverb)BrE / ɔːlˈredi /  NAmE / ɔːlˈredi / before now or before a particular time in the past‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’We got there early but Mike had already left.I already did it.Did you eat yet?I’ve already done it.Have you eaten yet?I’ve just had some bad news.I just got some bad news.used to express surprise that something has happened so soon or so earlyIs it 10 o'clock already?You're not leaving already, are you?used to emphasize that a situation or problem existsI'm already late.There are far too many people already. We can't take any more.used to say that something is annoying or boring and that you want it to stopWord OriginMiddle English: from the adverb all + ready.

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(adverb) ‘lunch?’ ‘no thanks, i've already eaten.’we got there early but mike had already left.i already did it.did you eat yet? Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=already This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	already
WordType	(adverb)
Phonetic	BrE / ɔːlˈredi / NAmE / ɔːlˈredi /
Example	‘lunch?’ ‘no thanks, i've already eaten.’ we got there early but mike had already left. i already did it. did you eat yet?
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=already
Content	already (adverb)BrE / ɔːlˈredi / NAmE / ɔːlˈredi / before now or before a particular time in the past ‘Lunch?’ ‘No thanks, I've already eaten.’ We got there early but Mike had already left. I already did it. Did you eat yet? I’ve already done it. Have you eaten yet? I’ve just had some bad news. I just got some bad news. used to express surprise that something has happened so soon or so early Is it 10 o'clock already? You're not leaving already, are you? used to emphasize that a situation or problem exists I'm already late. There are far too many people already. We can't take any more. used to say that something is annoying or boring and that you want it to stop Word Origin Middle English: from the adverb all + ready.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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