What does "already" mean?
Already: I say unto you, that Elias is come already. Matt. xvii.
Additional senses
- 2.Note: It has reference to past time, but may be used for a future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business will be already completed, or will have been already completed.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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