earlier
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ear·ly
(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
Idiom: 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.
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.
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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" comparative, 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" |
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2. | earlier - comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" | |
3. | earlier - before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" |
earlier
adverb
1. before, previously For reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend.
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Translations
dříve
tidligere
aikaisemmin
ranije
前に
더 일찍
tidigare
ก่อนหน้านั้น
sớm hơn
earlier
[ˈɜːrliər] adj comparative
(= previous) [meeting] → précédent(e); [edition, report, idea] → antérieur(e)
at an earlier date → à une date antérieure
at an earlier date → à une date antérieure
(= not so late) [time] → plus tôt
adv
(= not so late) → plus tôt
I ought to get up earlier → Je devrais me lever plus tôt.
I can't come any earlier → Je ne peux pas venir plus tôt.
earlier than → plus tôt que
She left earlier than us → Elle est partie plus tôt que nous.
I ought to get up earlier → Je devrais me lever plus tôt.
I can't come any earlier → Je ne peux pas venir plus tôt.
earlier than → plus tôt que
She left earlier than us → Elle est partie plus tôt que nous.
(= some time ago) → tout à l'heure
I saw him earlier → Je l'ai vu tout à l'heure.
earlier this year → plus tôt dans l'année
I saw him earlier → Je l'ai vu tout à l'heure.
earlier this year → plus tôt dans l'année
earlier
adj comp of early → früher; in earlier times → früher, in vergangenen Zeiten; at an earlier date → früher, eher; in his/her earlier years he/she had … → in jüngeren Jahren hatte er/sie …; her earlier dislike gave way to hatred → aus ihrer anfänglichen Abneigung wurde Hass
adv earlier (on) → früher; (= just now) → vorhin; earlier (on) in the novel → an einer früheren Stelle in dem Roman; this is what we talked about earlier (on) → darüber haben wir vorhin schon gesprochen; her parents had died four years earlier → ihre Eltern waren vier Jahre früher or vorher or zuvor gestorben; earlier (on) today → heute (vor einigen Stunden); earlier (on) this month/year → früher in diesem Monat/in diesem Jahr; I cannot do it earlier than Thursday → ich kann es nicht vor Donnerstag or eher als Donnerstag machen