beforehand, beforehande, biforhand, biuorenhond

& adv. [A.S. be for an, and hond hand. In Sw. i förhand.] A. As adjective : 1. Po e ed of accumulations or stores previously acquired. "Stranger's house is at this time rich, and much beforehand, for it hath laid up revenue these thirty seven years." - Васоп . 2. In a state of forwardne ; well prepared, all but ready. "What is man's contending with insuperable difficulties, but the rolling of Sisyphus's stone up the hill, which is soon beforehand to return upon him again?" -L'Estrange. B. As adverb: 1. Previously, before. "Heo bivorenhond leorneth hore meister."-Ancren Riwle, p. 212. 2. In a state of priority, first in time. (In this sense often followed by with .) they therefore determined to be beforehand with their accusers."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xvi. 3. Previously. (a) By way of preparation. "When the lawyers brought extravagant bills, Sir Roger used to bargain beforehand to cut off a quarter of a yard in any part of the bill."- Arbuthnot . (b) Without waiting for a certain event; antecedently. a. "It would be resisted by such as had beforehand resisted the general proofs of the gospel."-Atterbury. bě-för'e-měn-tioned (tioned as shŭnd), [Eng. before ; mentioned.] Mentioned before, whether by word of mouth, by writing, or in a printed page. (Foster.)