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Beforehand vs Afterwards - What's the difference?

beforehand | afterwards | Antonyms |

Afterwards is a antonym of beforehand.



As adverbs the difference between beforehand and afterwards

is that beforehand is at an earlier or preceding time while afterwards is at a later or succeeding time.

As an adjective beforehand

is in comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.

beforehand

English

Adverb

(-)
  • At an earlier or preceding time.
  • Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?

    Antonyms

    * afterwards

    Synonyms

    * in advance

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • rich and much beforehand
  • In a state of anticipation or preoccupation; often followed by with .
  • * Milton
  • Agricola resolves to be beforehand with the danger.
  • * Addison
  • The last cited author has been beforehand with me.

    afterwards

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • (temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011
  • , date=November 3 , author=Chris Bevan , title=Rubin Kazan 1 - 0 Tottenham , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Another Karadeniz cross led to Cudicini's first save of the night, with the Spurs keeper making up for a weak punch by brilliantly pushing away Christian Noboa's snap-shot.
    Two more top-class stops followed quickly afterwards , first from Natcho's rasping shot which was heading into the top corner, and then to deny Ryazantsev at his near post.}}

    Synonyms

    * afterward

    Antonyms

    * beforehand