already
part of speech
adverb (already)
meaning for a pupil
1) Already means before now, or before a certain time. tree →
2) Already means sooner than expected: «Are you finished already?» tree →
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
- And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt already. (Torah EXO.1.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- Hence this book was known already in the second or at the beginning of the third century of the Christian Era. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
- However, the manuscript variant found in the present edition is certainly old, appearing already in the oldest extant versions of the SY in the commentary of Saadia Gaon. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive; (Writings ECC.4.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- That which is hath been long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and God seeketh that which is pursued. (Writings ECC.3.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. (Writings ECC.9.7, JPS 1917) tree →
- She has already read 40 pages. tree →
- He already has 12 stamps. tree →
- 15 guests have already arrived. tree →
- The tank already holds 8 liters. tree →
- I've already eaten lunch. tree →
- Is it dark already? tree →
- The bus has already left. tree →
- You're home already? tree →
- She already knew how to swim. tree →
- We have already learned our times tables. tree →
- "They're quite full already," answers Nicholas. tree →
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
- And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob were seventy souls; and Joseph was in Egypt already.
- Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive;
- Many people are paid early in December, before Christmas, so January feels very long with the money already spent.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money that must be paid back later.
- A debit card spends money already in the account; a credit card borrows money from the card company to be paid back later.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «already» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.