AFOREHAND


Meaning of AFOREHAND in English

I.  ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb

Etymology: Middle English, from afore + hand

chiefly dialect : beforehand

II. adjective

chiefly dialect : ready for the future

sagacity that is aforehand with events — Samuel Richardson

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.