already

Значение (Английский)

1. (not-comparable) Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or future; by this time; previously.
2. (not-comparable) So soon.
3. (Canada, US, not-comparable) An intensifier used to emphasize impatience or express exasperation.
4. (Singapore, Singlish, not-comparable) Indicates action completion (perfective aspect).
5. (Singapore, Singlish, not-comparable) Marks a change in state (inchoative aspect).

Синонимы

yet

by now

previously

now

just

long ago

before

perfective

by this time

lately

from now on

completed

still

beforehand

by then

as of now

long before

previous

there

by that time

as it is

finally

long time ago

earlier

as early as

often

has

also

not yet

at once

no longer

finished

ready

a while ago

before now

while ago

all up

as far back as

completive aspect

perfect aspect

toforehand

ago

as long ago as

ahead of time

antecedently

anymore

approve

as far as

at last

at long last

Переводы

déjà

schon

ya

già

bereits

reeds

al

já

ήδη

ja

iam

alreeds

alvast

κιόλας

Произносится как (IPA)

/ɔːlˈɹɛdi/

Этимология (Английский)

Унаследовано от среднеанглийский: alredy

Родственно западнофризский: alreeds

Родственно нидерландский: alreeds

Родственно африкаанс: alreeds

Родственно Middle Low German: alreide

Родственно датский: allerede

Родственно шведский: allaredan

Родственно нюнорск: allereie

In summary

From Middle English alredy (“fully; already”), equivalent to al- (“all, completely”) + ready. Cognate with West Frisian alreeds (“already”), Dutch alreeds (“already”), Afrikaans alreeds (“already”), Middle Low German alreide, alreids ("already"; whence modern German Low German alreeds (“already”)), Danish allerede (“already”), Swedish allaredan (“already”), Norwegian Nynorsk allereie (“already”). More at all, ready.
The use as an intensifier in American English is a semantic loan from German schon and Yiddish שוין (shoyn).
In Singapore English, the use of already as a marker of action completion and change of state is analogous to Hokkien 了 (liáu), Teochew 了 (liao²) and Mandarin 了 (le). Compare Malay (su)dah and Cantonese 咗 (zo²), 喇 (laa³).

Предложения

Who has already arrived ?

Кто уже прибыл?

The old man knew how to read , and had already read the book .

Старик знал, как читать, и уже прочитал книгу.

At least one more season has already been planned .

По крайней мере, еще один сезон уже запланирован.

He fell asleep , and when he awoke the sun was already high .

Он уснул, и когда он проснулся, солнце было уже высоким.

The species was originally considered already extinct at the time of its discovery .

Вид первоначально считался уже вымершим во время его открытия.

In retrospect , everything was already decided when we heard the siren .

Оглядываясь назад, все уже было решено, когда мы услышали сирену.