English dictionary

already

/O/l'r/E/d/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adverb

prior to a specified or implied time

adv.all

Examples
She has already graduated.

Source: WordNet 3.0
Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.

adverb

Source: webster1913