{
    "term": "beforehand",
    "partOfSpeech": "adverb",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "earlier; before something else happens or is done",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "two weeks/three days/a few hours beforehand"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I wish we'd known about it beforehand."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He warned me beforehand what to expect."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Time"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈfɔːhænd/",
                "audio": "be/beforehand/beforehand__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/bɪˈfɔːrhænd/",
                "audio": "be/beforehand/beforehand__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English (originally as two words): from before + hand; probably influenced by Old French avant main."
}