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 →

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

• 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

• 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.
• To check a frightening message about family, call the family member on a number you already know.
• Music apps learn from your listening habits and build playlists of songs like the ones you already play.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «already» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.