English-Italian translations for beforehand

• anticipatamente
  Occorre assumere anticipatamente iniziative che facciano sì che gli Stati membri interessati sappiano gestire pienamente il compito di proteggere i rispettivi confini esterni. Steps must be taken beforehand to ensure that the Member States concerned have fully mastered the task of protecting their external borders.
  Desidero tuttavia ricordarvi che le nostre Istituzioni avevano già anticipatamente deciso di non utilizzare lo strumento di flessibilità per le spese amministrative del 2005. I would, however, remind you that our institutions had already decided beforehand against the deployment of the flexibility instrument for administrative expenditure for 2005.

Definition of beforehand

• At an earlier or preceding time
• In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded
• In a state of anticipation or preoccupation

Synonyms

• in advance
• upfront

Examples

• Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?

Related words

• before
• hereinbefore
• before noon
• before present
• before long
• before you know it
• before dark
• before someone's time
• before you can say knife