Deja (en. Already)

/deʒa/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Signals that something has already taken place.

He has already eaten before coming.

Il a déjà mangé avant de venir.

Marks a state of precocity or anticipation.

She is already ready to leave.

Elle est déjà prête pour partir.

Indicates a repetition or a habit.

I have already seen him in the cinema.

Je l'ai déjà vu au cinéma.

From the French 'déjà', derived from the Latin 'jam' meaning 'already'.

déjà vu

Sensation of having lived through a situation before.

déjà vu

déjà entendu

Information or a speech that one has already heard.

déjà entendu

déjà fait

Indicates an action or task that has already been completed.

déjà fait

encore

Indicates that something continues or repeats.

encore

before

Refers to something that occurred in the past.

avant

already there

Means that someone or something has been present for a while.

déjà là

Used in English to express familiarity.

I feel like I've déjà seen this movie.

Used in pop culture to evoke a déjà vu sensation.

That moment was so déjà.