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earlier
ear·ly E0004700 (ûr′lē)adj. ear·li·er, ear·li·est 1. Of or occurring near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: in the early morning; scored two runs in the early innings.2. a. Of or belonging to a previous or remote period of time: the early inhabitants of the British Isles.b. Of or belonging to an initial stage of development: an early form of life; an early computer.3. Occurring, developing, or appearing before the expected or usual time: an early spring; an early retirement.4. Maturing or developing relatively soon: an early variety of tomato.5. Occurring in the near future: hoped for an early end to the negotiations.adv. ear·lier, ear·liest 1. a. Near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: departed early in the day; scored important victories early in the campaign.b. At or near the beginning of the morning: She never used to get up so early.2. At or during a remote or initial period: decided very early to go into medicine.3. Before the expected or usual time: arrived at the meeting a few minutes early.4. Soon in relation to others of its kind: a rose that was cultivated to bloom early.Idiom: early on At an early stage or point: Early on in the movie, the main character loses his job.
[Middle English erli, from Old English ǣrlīce : ǣr, before; see ayer- in Indo-European roots + -līce, adv. suff.; see -ly2.]
ear′li·ness n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | earlier - (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early; "a fashion popular in earlier times"; "his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher"; "Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera"earliestcomparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'"early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" | | Adv. | 1. |  earlier - earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before"; "as I said before"; "he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier"; "her parents had died four years earlier"; "I mentioned that problem earlier"before | | 2. | earlier - comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"sooner | | 3. | earlier - before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"in the first place, to begin with, in the beginning, originally |
earlieradverb1. before, previously For reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend.2.adjective previous, former, past, prior, preceding Earlier reports of gunshots have not been confirmed.earlieradjective1. Going before:advance, antecedent, anterior, precedent, preceding, previous, prior.2. Just gone by or elapsed:antecedent, anterior, foregoing, former, past, precedent, preceding, previous, prior.adverb1. At a time in the past:already, before, erstwhile, formerly, once, previously.Archaic: aforetime, beforetime.2. Up to this time:before, heretofore, previously, yet.3. Until then:before, beforehand.Translations- I'd rather have an earlier flight (US)
I would prefer an earlier flight (UK) → 我想乘坐早一点的航班
IdiomsSeeearlyearlier
Synonyms for earlieradv beforeSynonymsadj previousSynonyms- previous
- former
- past
- prior
- preceding
Synonyms for earlieradj going beforeSynonyms- advance
- antecedent
- anterior
- precedent
- preceding
- previous
- prior
adj just gone by or elapsedSynonyms- antecedent
- anterior
- foregoing
- former
- past
- precedent
- preceding
- previous
- prior
adv at a time in the pastSynonyms- already
- before
- erstwhile
- formerly
- once
- previously
- aforetime
- beforetime
adv up to this timeSynonyms- before
- heretofore
- previously
- yet
adv until thenSynonymsSynonyms for earlieradj (comparative and superlative of 'early') more early thanSynonymsRelated Words- comparative
- comparative degree
- early
adv earlier in timeSynonymsadv comparatives of 'soon' or 'early'Synonymsadv before nowSynonyms- in the first place
- to begin with
- in the beginning
- originally
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