BEFO'REHAND, adv. before and hand. In a state of anticipation or preoccupation often followed by with as, you are before hand with me.
1. Antecedently by way of preparation or preliminary aforetime. Math 13 1 Timothy 5
2. In a state of accumulation, so as that more has been received than expended. A man is beforehand. In this use it is more properly an adjective.
3. At first before any thing is done.
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