beforeward

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adverb

Previously, beforehand.

Scrabble 19
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Meanings

adverbbeforeward (comparative more beforeward, superlative most beforeward)

comparative more beforeward · superlative most beforeward

  1. nonstandardPreviously, beforehand.

    Having never written a book foreword beforeward, I did the logical thing and Googled “How to write a book foreword.”

    2021, Tim Byrnes, Ebubechukwu O. Ilo-Okeke, Quantum Atom Optics
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    […] Beforeward, wind turbine performance metrics data are used to understand their responses in varying weather conditions.

    2025, Tariq, Muhammad Usman, Sergio, Rommel Pilapil, Cases on AI-Driven Solutions to Environmental Challenges, page 331

Origin

From before + -ward, modelled after afterward. Compare aforeward.

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APA

beforeward. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforeward

MLA

“beforeward.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforeward. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beforeward,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beforeward.

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