Already

advSpellingHomonymPronunciationSSC PYQ × 4

/ɔːlˈredi/ · ऑलरेडी

Meaning

Before now or before the time in question

Before now or before the expected time

before now

हिंदी अर्थ

पहले से

पहले ही

Example sentences

Radhika had already finished her revision when her friends began theirs.

The train had already left when we reached the station.

Radhika had already finished her homework when her friends called.

Daily use: Jab dost revision shuru kar rahe the, Radhika ka revision already ho chuka tha.

Memory trick · Prashant Sir

Already एक शब्द, एक l — और यह समय बताता है: काम पहले ही हो चुका। ‘I have already informed him.’

Already is one word with one l, and it tells time: something has happened before now. 'I have already informed him.'

Exam note

Options में Already के साथ All ready रखा जाता है; एक शब्द वाला adverb (एक l) मतलब 'पहले से'।

Options often place Already beside All ready; the single-word adverb with one l means 'before now'.