Already
adverb
Used to show something has happened before the present time or earlier than expected.
I've already seen this movie.
Often appears as...
- already done
- already gone
adverb
Used to express surprise or impatience.
Is it 9 o'clock already?
Often appears as...
- already late
- already there
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Disapproving
adverb
Used to express inevitability or certainty.
We'll see each other again, we always do. You're in my heart, already.
Often appears as...
- already in
- already be
Usage tips
Literary
adverb
Used to show something has happened before the present time or earlier than expected.
I've already seen this movie.
Often appears as...
- already done
- already gone
adverb
Used to express surprise or impatience.
Is it 9 o'clock already?
Often appears as...
- already late
- already there
Usage tips
Disapproving
adverb
Used to express inevitability or certainty.
We'll see each other again, we always do. You're in my heart, already.
Often appears as...
- already in
- already be
Usage tips
Literary
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Timing
Use 'already' to express that something occurred sooner than anticipated, showing your surprise.
He's already finished the work?
Pro Tip 2/3Past Completion
Indicate that an action has been done before now, often when the result is still relevant.
She's already eaten lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3No Need to Repeat
Show that something doesn't need to happen again because it has been done.
You've already told me that story.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Timing
Use 'already' to express that something occurred sooner than anticipated, showing your surprise.
He's already finished the work?
Pro Tip 2/3Past Completion
Indicate that an action has been done before now, often when the result is still relevant.
She's already eaten lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3No Need to Repeat
Show that something doesn't need to happen again because it has been done.
You've already told me that story.
Pro Tip 1/3Unexpected Timing
Use 'already' to express that something occurred sooner than anticipated, showing your surprise.
He's already finished the work?
Pro Tip 2/3Past Completion
Indicate that an action has been done before now, often when the result is still relevant.
She's already eaten lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3No Need to Repeat
Show that something doesn't need to happen again because it has been done.
You've already told me that story.
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What makes muscles grow?...
At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open, so your brain appeals to other muscles for help. You plant your feet, tighten your belly, and tense your back, generating enough force to yank it open. Your nervous system has just leveraged the resources you already have,
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already. See what I mean about being stroppy? Aren't you? Yeah.
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How to create a great...
that really big number helps support the company's really big original vision to organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand think carefully and ask yourself what's your big idea the third step is to check the name isn't already taken you might have to create hundreds of names perhaps
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What happens during a...
which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks. Doctors often prescribe low-dose aspirin, for example, particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors,
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Questions No One Knows...
Why do so many innocent people and animals suffer terrible things? Is there really a plan for my life? Is the future yet to be written, or is it already written and we just can't see it? But then, do I have free will? I mean, who am I anyway?
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How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
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Rethinking infidelity...
So how do we heal from an affair? Desire runs deep. Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine.
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How One Community Saved...
Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing. We all benefit from this reef. It has already recovered, not 100 percent
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
the dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth in preparation for a lifetime of eating
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick's only protection is his
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What makes muscles grow?...
At this point, your arm muscles alone won't be able to generate enough tension to pull it open, so your brain appeals to other muscles for help. You plant your feet, tighten your belly, and tense your back, generating enough force to yank it open. Your nervous system has just leveraged the resources you already have,
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
whereas this one's a bit more broken. It looks like a spot. So, we're calling this one Spot for the time being and this one Stripe. And he tends to have a little bit more of a feisty character than his brother. He is going to be a challenge, I can see it already. See what I mean about being stroppy? Aren't you? Yeah.
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How to create a great...
that really big number helps support the company's really big original vision to organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand think carefully and ask yourself what's your big idea the third step is to check the name isn't already taken you might have to create hundreds of names perhaps
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What happens during a...
which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks. Doctors often prescribe low-dose aspirin, for example, particularly for patients who've already had a heart attack and for those known to be at high risk. And drugs that help manage risk factors,
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Why do so many innocent people and animals suffer terrible things? Is there really a plan for my life? Is the future yet to be written, or is it already written and we just can't see it? But then, do I have free will? I mean, who am I anyway?
Video examples
How did Hitler rise to...
Germany had to accept full responsibility for the war and pay reparations, debilitating its already weakened economy. All this was seen as a humiliation by many nationalists and veterans. They wrongly believed the war could have been won
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
So how do we heal from an affair? Desire runs deep. Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine.
Video examples
How One Community Saved...
Besides, they were home early and that's what encouraged them to give up the fishing. We all benefit from this reef. It has already recovered, not 100 percent
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Ferocious Dinosaur...
the dinosaur embryos are so well preserved we can see they already have their teeth in preparation for a lifetime of eating
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Baby Penguin Must Find...
already the blizzard has reached the colony the chick's only protection is his
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I think it's more important to write something that brings men back to reading than it is to write for people who already read. There's a reason men don't read, and it's because books don't serve men. It's time we produce books that serve men.
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Pele
Brazilian Athlete
At 17, I already had responsibility because I took care of my family, but in the football I was young; I wasn't experienced or the captain - I was just in the team.
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Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
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Terry Rozier
American Athlete
I'm already self-motivated, so I don't really pay attention what people are saying.
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Mickie James
American Athlete
I love healthy competition, since I already know I'm the best in the world.
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Rita Ora
British Musician
I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.
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Flip Wilson
American Comedian
Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
I think it's more important to write something that brings men back to reading than it is to write for people who already read. There's a reason men don't read, and it's because books don't serve men. It's time we produce books that serve men.
Quote examples
Pele
Brazilian Athlete
At 17, I already had responsibility because I took care of my family, but in the football I was young; I wasn't experienced or the captain - I was just in the team.
Quote examples
Swami Vivekananda
Indian Clergyman
All the powers in the universe are already ours. It is we who have put our hands before our eyes and cry that it is dark.
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Bertrand Russell
British Philosopher
To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already three parts dead.
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Terry Rozier
American Athlete
I'm already self-motivated, so I don't really pay attention what people are saying.
Quote examples
Mickie James
American Athlete
I love healthy competition, since I already know I'm the best in the world.
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Rita Ora
British Musician
I feel like I'm a character already, as in, like, I love dressing up.
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Flip Wilson
American Comedian
Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out.
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Richard Bach
American Novelist
To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.
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Herbie Hancock
American Musician
But, the truth is that everyone is somebody already.
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