What does already mean?

Definition

Marks an action as completed by the reference time, including a reference time in the past.

Example sentences

• When I got up, my sister had already eaten.🔊

  When I got up, my sister had already eaten.

• I had already washed the dishes when she got up.🔊

  I had already washed the dishes when she got up.

already in other languages

• In Portuguese
• In French
• In Japanese