уже́

adverb

Meanings Related words
already; by this time, by now; now
уже́ двена́дцать часо́в it is already twelve o'clock
он уже́ ко́нчил рабо́ту he has already finished his work
уже́ давно́ long since, long ago with a 🎯 verb; for a long time with a ⏳ verb
э́то давно́ уже́ забы́то it has long since been forgotten, it was forgotten long ago
он давно́ у́же хо́дит в шко́лу he has been going to school for a long time now
его́ уже́ нет там he is no longer there
он уже́ не ребёнок he is no longer a child
он уже́ взро́слый he is grown-up now
уже́ не раз more than once
already; carries the sense of the perfect continuous tenses in English.
Он уже́ ушёл. He (has) already left.
Я уже́ э́то сде́лал. I've already done it.
Я игра́л уже́ неде́лю. I had (already) been playing for a week.
by now, (as of) now
Уже́ по́здно. It's late.
Э́та э́ра сейча́с уже́ в про́шлом. This era is now a thing of the past.
Он наблюда́ет меня́ уже́ не́сколько лет. He's looked after me for a couple of years now.
in a negative sentence anymore, any longer
Я уже́ не могу́ бежа́ть. I can't run anymore.
Соба́ки происхо́дят от во́лка, но э́то уже́ не волк. Dogs are descended from wolves, but they're no longer wolves.
used in the following idiomatic expressions
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