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beforehand in the world

beforehand in the world adjective: in prosperous circumstances; comfortably-off.

Adjective

beforehand in the world (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) In prosperous circumstances; comfortably-off.
    • I almoſt ſtarved myſelf, till I once more got before-hand in the world.1798, Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin, “[Maria: or, The] Wrongs of Woman”, in W[illiam] Godwin, editor, Posthumous Works of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. […], volume II, London: […]...
    • I shall see how much I am before-hand with the world in the spring […].1811, [Jane Austen], chapter VI, in Sense and Sensibility […], volume I, London: […] C[harles] Roworth, […], and published by T[homas] Egerton, […], →OCLC, page 66

Forms of beforehand in the world

alternative formbeforehand with the world

Questions about beforehand in the world

What does beforehand in the world mean?
Beforehand in the world means in prosperous circumstances; comfortably-off.
What part of speech is beforehand in the world?
Beforehand in the world is an adjective.

Words near beforehand in the world in the dictionary

  1. before-and-afters
  2. before-hand
  3. before-mentioned
  4. beforecited
  5. beforehand
  6. beforehand in the world
  7. beforehand with the world
  8. beforelife
  9. beforelives
  10. beforely
  11. beforemath

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