Early

Ear·ly (ûr

), Jubal Anderson 1816-1894.

American Confederate general whose forces threatened Washington, D.C. (1864) but were ultimately defeated by Union troops led by Philip H. Sheridan (1865).

ear·ly (ûr

)

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.

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: Observers predicted an early end to the negotiations.

adv. ear·lier, ear·liest

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, [he] found that being honest and being funny were almost the same thing" (Maureen Orth).

[Middle English erli, from Old English rlce : r, before; see ayer- in Indo-European roots + -lce, adv. suff.; see -ly².]

earli·ness n.

early

Adjective

[-lier, -liest]

1. occurring or arriving before the correct or expected time

2. in the first part of a period of time: early April

3. near the beginning of the development or history of something: early Britain was very primitive, early models of this car rust easily

Adverb

1. occurring or arriving before the correct or expected time

2. in the first part of a period of time

3. near the beginning of the development or history of something: early in the war [Old English ǣrlīce]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Adj.	1.	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" first - preceding all others in time or space or degree; "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training" late - being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time; "late evening"; "late 18th century"; "a late movie"; "took a late flight"; "had a late breakfast" middle - between an earlier and a later period of time; "in the middle years"; "in his middle thirties"
	2.	early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer" later, late - at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child" later, late - at or toward an end or late period or stage of development; "the late phase of feudalism"; "a later symptom of the disease"; "later medical science could have saved the child"
	3.	early - belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" other, former past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
	4.	early - very young; "at an early age" young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
	5.	early - of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; "the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."; "Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700" linguistics - the scientific study of language late - of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages; "Late Greek" middle - of a stage in the development of a language or literature between earlier and later stages; "Middle English is the English language from about 1100 to 1500"; "Middle Gaelic"
	6.	early - expected in the near future; "look for an early end to the negotiations" future - yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"
Adv.	1.	early - during an early stage; "early on in her career" early on
	2.	early - before the usual time or the time expected; "she graduated early"; "the house was completed ahead of time" ahead of time, too soon belatedly, late, tardily - later than usual or than expected; "the train arrived late"; "we awoke late"; "the children came late to school"; "notice came so tardily that we almost missed the deadline"; "I belatedly wished her a happy birthday"
	3.	early - in good time; "he awoke betimes that morning" betimes

early

adverb 1. in good time, beforehand, ahead of schedule, in advance, with time to spare, betimes (archaic) << OPPOSITE late

2. too soon, before the usual time, prematurely, ahead of time << OPPOSITE late

adjective 3. first, opening, earliest, initial, introductory

adjective 4. premature, forward, advanced, untimely, unseasonable << OPPOSITE belated

adjective 5. primitive, first, earliest, young, original, undeveloped, primordial, primeval << OPPOSITE developed

Translations

early [ˈəːlɪ] adv (gen) → temprano (= ahead of time); con tiempo, con anticipación

adj (gen) → temprano; [reply] → pronto; [man] → primitivo (= first) [Christians, settlers] → primero;

to have an early night → acostarse temprano;

in the early or early in the spring/19th century → a principios de primavera/del siglo diecinueve;

you're early! → ¡has llegado temprano or pronto!;

early in the morning/afternoon → a primeras horas de la mañana/tarde;

she's in her early forties → tiene poco más de cuarenta años;

at your earliest convenience (COMM) → con la mayor brevedad posible;

I can't come any earlier → no puedo llegar antes

early [ˈəːlɪ] adv → tôt, de bonne heure (= ahead of time); en avance (= near the beginning); au début

adj → précoce, qui se manifeste (or se fait) tôt or de bonne heure; [Christians, settlers] → premier/ière; [reply] → rapide; [death] → prématuré(e); [work] → de jeunesse;

to have an early night/start → se coucher/partir tôt or de bonne heure;

take the early train → prenez le premier train;

in the early or early in the spring/19th century → au début or commencement du printemps/19ème siècle;

you're early! → tu es en avance!;

early in the morning → tôt le matin;

she's in her early forties → elle a un peu plus de quarante ans or de la quarantaine;

at your earliest convenience (Comm) → dans les meilleurs délais

early [ˈəːlɪ] adv → früh;

(ahead of time) → zu früh

adj → früh;

(Christians) → Ur-;

(death, departure) → vorzeitig;

(reply) → baldig;

early in the morning → früh am Morgen;

to have an early night → früh ins Bett gehen;

in the early hours → in den frühen Morgenstunden;

in the early or early in the spring/19th century → Anfang des Frühjahrs/des 19. Jahrhunderts;

take the early train → nimm den früheren Zug;

you're early! → Sie sind früh dran!;

she's in her early forties → sie ist Anfang Vierzig;

at your earliest convenience → so bald wie möglich

early [ˈəːlɪ] adv → presto, di buon'ora (= ahead of time); in anticipo

adj → precoce; anticipato/a; che si fa vedere di buon'ora; [man] → primitivo/a; [Christians, settlers] → primo/a;

early in the morning/afternoon → nelle prime ore del mattino/del pomeriggio;

you're early! → sei in anticipo!;

have an early night/start → vada a letto/parta presto;

in the early or early in the spring/19th century → all'inizio della primavera/dell'Ottocento;

she's in her early forties → ha appena passato la quarantina;

at your earliest convenience (COMM) → non appena possibile

early

adv early [ˈəːli]

1 near the beginning (of a period of time etc) early in my life; early in the afternoon. vroeg مُبَكّرا، في بداية рано brzy tidligt; i begyndelsen früh νωρίς en los inicios, al principio; pronto; temprano varases, varasel اوایل varhain tôt מוּקדָם प्रारंभ में rano korán; vminek a kezdetén awal snemma presto 早期に 초기에 anksti agri di awal vroeg tidlig, først wcześnie cedo la început(ul) в начале skoro zgodaj rano tidigt แต่แรก erken, başında, başlarında 初期地 рано کسی دور کے آغاذ میں đầu 早，在初期

2 sooner than others; sooner than usual; sooner than expected or than the appointed time He arrived early; She came an hour early. vroeër باكِرا، قَبل الأوان по-рано časně; dřív tidligt; for tidligt zu früh νωρίτερα σε σχέση με κπ. άλλο temprano varakult, varem پیش از موقع؛ زودتر aikaisin, liian aikaisin de bonne heure, en avance מוּקדָם शीघ्र, जल्दी ranije korán; korábban lebih awal (of) snemma; á undan öðrum presto 予定より早く 일찍 pirma laiko, anksčiau agri; pirms laika lebih awal te vroeg tidlig (przed)wcześnie, za wcześnie cedo (mai) devreme рано; раньше skôr (pre)zgodaj ranije tidigt ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนดไว้ erken, erkenden 早 завчасно معمول کے وقت سے پہلے sớm 早

adj

1 belonging to, or happening, near the beginning of a period of time etc early morning; in the early part of the century. vroeë في بِدايَة в началото časný, raný tidlig früh αρχικός, πρωινός temprano varajane زود؛ آغازین varhainen tôt, au début de מוּקדָם आरंभ का ran kora(i) dini snemm-; fyrri; fyrsti; í byrjun presto, all'inizio di 初めのころの 이른 ankstyvas agrs pada awal vroeg tidlig wczesny começo devreme; de (la) început ранний; начальный skorý, raný zgodnji rani tidig ก่อน; แต่แรก; มาก่อน; แรก; ตอนต้น; เร็ว; แต่ก่อน başında, başlarında 早的 ранній ابتدائی حصے سے تعلق رکھنے والا đầu; sớm 早的

2 belonging to the first stages of development early musical instruments. vroeë في بِدايَة، في المَراحِل المُبَكّره първите prvotní, nejstarší tidlig; ældre frühzeitig πρώτος antiguo; los primeros; primitivo varane اولیه؛ باستانی varhainen ancien בְּיָמִים קְדוּמִים जल्दी prvobitni kezdeti, régi, korai kuno eldri/fyrsta/fyrri gerð primitivo, antico 初期の 초기의 pirmykštis, senasis agrīns; sens pada mulanya oud eldre; i ung alder wczesny primitivo vechi старинный prvotný starinski rani tidig ยุคแรก ilk 早期的 перший کسی شے کی ارتقا کے آغاذ سے متعلق đầu 早期的

3 happening etc sooner than usual or than expected the baby's early arrival; It's too early to get up yet. vroeër, vinniger في وقتِ مُبَكّر рано předčasný tidlig zu früh πρόωρος, πρώιμος temprano varane, oodatust varasem زودرس؛ زود odotettua aikaisempi, varhainen prématuré, tôt מַקדִים अपेक्षा से बहुत पहले ran, uranio korai se-belum waktunya fyrir tímann; of snemma prematuro; presto 早い 예정보다 빠른, 올된 priešlaikinis, (per) ankstyvas priekšlaicīgs; agrs awal vroeg tidlig (przed)wczesny cedo prematur; (prea) devreme преждевременный predčasný, skorý prezgodnji rano tidig ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนด; ก่อนเวลาปกติ erken, vakitsiz 比預期時間早地 завчасний; передчасний متوقع وقت سے پہلے واقع ہونا sớm 早

4 prompt I hope for an early reply to my letter. vinnige مبَكّر، فوري отговор brzký hurtig baldig έγκαιρος, χωρίς καθυστέρηση pronto kohene سریع؛ بی درنگ pikainen prompt בְּהֶקדֶם तुरंत skori közeli segera skjótur pronto 早急の 가까운 장래의 greitas drīzs awal spoedig snarlig szybki rápido urgent быстрый, скорый skorý hiter brz snar รวดเร็ว; ฉับพลัน; ทันที acele 及時的 швидкий فوری ، جلد nhanh chóng 及时的

n earliness

vroegtydigheid, vroegheid تَبْـكير ранина časnost det at være tidlig die Frühe πρωιμότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. έγκαιρο(ς) prontitud; precocidad varasus زود بودن varhaisuus heure peu avancée; précocité הַשכָּמָה प्रारंभिकता skorost időelőttiség kecepatan snemma dags; það að koma of snemma l'essere all'inizio; precocità 早さ 이름, 빠름 ankstumas, ankstyvumas agrums keawalan vroegtijdigheid det å være tidlig (przed)wczesność prontidão oră matinală; precocitate начало včasnosť zgodnjost ranost tidighet ดู early öncelik, erkenlik 早，早熟 моторність جلدی lúc sớm sủa; sự đến sớm 早，早熟

early bird

someone who gets up early or who acts before others do. staan vroeg op, kom vroeg المُبَكّـر ، من يَسْبق غيره ранна прица ranní ptáče morgenmand der Frühaufsteher πρωινός τύπος, κπ. που βρίσκεται πρώτος στο πόδι madrugador varane tõusja سحرخیز؛ پیشرو aamuvirkku personne matinale מַשׁכִּים קוּם जल्दी आने वाला ranoranioc korán kelő orang rajin morgunhani, árrisull maður mattiniero 早起きの人 일찍 일어나는 사람 ankstyvas paukštis tāds, kas agri ceļas orang yang bangun awal vroege opstaander morgenfugl ranny ptaszek madrugador persoană matinală ранняя пташка ranný vtáčik, ranné vtáča kdor zgodaj vstaja, prvi pokonci ranoranilac morgontidig person คนที่ตื่นหรือทำสิ่งต่าง ๆ ก่อนที่คนอื่นทั่ว ๆ ไปจะทำ erkenci; erken kalkan/davranan/gelen kimse 早起的人 рання пташка جلد آنے والا یا سحر خیز người dậy sớm; đến sớm 早（名词）；早起的人

Early playV2('en/US/st/stdddhsfsls3hr');playV2('en/UK/st/stdddhsfsls3hr')