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# already

«already» in Mova's school dictionary: **before now, or before a certain time** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (already)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Already means before now, or before a certain time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#m1)

2) Already means sooner than expected: «Are you finished already?» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

an amount done or owned before the change in the story; the part that is finished; phrases «already done», «have already», «already?»

### examples

- She has already read 40 pages. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x1)
- He already has 12 stamps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x2)
- 15 guests have already arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x3)
- The tank already holds 8 liters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x4)
- I've already eaten lunch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x5)
- Is it dark already? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x6)
- The bus has already left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x7)
- You're home already? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x8)
- She already knew how to swim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x9)
- We have already learned our times tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x10)
- "They're quite full already," answers Nicholas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/#x11)

### note

Marks the starting amount or the part done. Trap: the part «still to do» is the total minus what is already done. Do not mix «already» (before now) with «all ready» (all prepared).

### In the corpora

- [Many people are paid early in December, before Christmas, so January feels very long with the money already spent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/7/)
- [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/2/)
- [A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/7-cards-banks-and-apps/11/)
- [To check a frightening message about family, call the family member on a number you already know.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/14-stop-think-check-ask/18/)
- [Music apps learn from your listening habits and build playlists of songs like the ones you already play.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/18-cars-doctors-translators/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «already» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/already/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.