Already: Definition of already adverb in

Definition of already adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Already may be used with the present perfect (I have already done that), the past perfect (I had already done it by then), the future perfect (When you arrive, the business will already have been completed) or the simple future (When you arrive, the business will already be complete). " Already " and "all ready" do not mean the same thing. The two-word term can be used to mean "fully prepared." (Singapore English): See liao. Learn how to use already as an adverb to emphasise that something was completed before something else happened or to show surprise about things that happened earlier than expected. See examples, position, errors and contrast with still and yet. When something is finished before another, expected time, use the adverb " already ." You can also use " already " when something happens much faster that you think is possible.