Beforehand in a sentence as an adjective

Either you didn't think about this beforehand or your area is just hard to get into.

You either need to know a few things about Indian culture beforehand or you need to spend some more time here.

That I didn't notice until it was too late.> and let you see the messageI didn't see the message beforehand.

There is not one of you who dares to write your honest opinions, and if you did, you know beforehand that it would never appear in print.

If they had the guest list beforehand, they had a responsibility to inform you of this issue before the trip.

It's only better if you -- by reading up on convention beforehand -- know which way an edge points; does decreasing thickness indicate an incident node, or the opposite?

Beforehand in a sentence as an adverb

Often, what will be published as an article is presented beforehand on conferences, among knowledgable and interested peers.

I felt silly for not realizing it beforehand, partially because danah had hung out at my house at hackathons and such even, and I just didn't get it until her presentation.

I was warned about this beforehand and spent two weeks poring over every single detail, potential feature, everything about the idea I was presenting.

Selvaggi is quoted as saying that "in recent times some recent earthquakes have been preceded by minor shocks days or weeks beforehand, but on the other hand many seismic swarms did not result in a major event".

However, before understanding all the pitfalls and the why/why not of inheritance, you first need to understand what inheritance is!So, instead of shooting someone who give an example with a Duck to explain OO, let just say that this tutor should say beforehand "Let's take a trivial example to understand the concepts of OO.

Beforehand definitions

adjective

being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"

adverb

ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"

See also: ahead