English word beforehand comes from English hand, English before
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| hand | English (en) | (archaic) Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance.. (archaic) Agency in transmission from one person to another.. (card games) The set of cards held by a player.. (chiefly, in measuring the height of horses) Four inches, a hand's breadth.. (firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.. (heading) In [...] |
| before | English (en) | (informal) rather or sooner than. In advance of the time when At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.. Earlier than (in time).. In front of in space.. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.. In store for, in the future of (someone).. In the presence of.. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone). At an earlier time.. At the front end.. In advance. |
| beforehand | English (en) | At an earlier or preceding time. (obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.. In a state of anticipation or preoccupation; often followed by with. |