prematurely
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Encyclopedia.
pre·ma·ture
(prē′mə-tyo͝or′, -to͝or′, -cho͝or′)adj.
1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end.
2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant.
[Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemātūrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mātūrus, ripe; see mā- in Indo-European roots.]
pre′ma·ture′ly adv.
pre′ma·ture′ness, pre′ma·tu′ri·ty n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
Adv. | 1. | prematurely - (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation; "the child was born prematurely" |
2. | prematurely - too soon; in a premature manner; "I spoke prematurely" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
prematurely
adverb
1. too early, too soon, before your time, preterm Danny was born prematurely.
2. overhastily, rashly, too soon, precipitately, too hastily, half-cocked, at half-cock He may have spoken just a little prematurely.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
قَبْل الأوان
předčasně
for tidligt
túlságosan korán
fyrir tímann, of snemma
predčasne
vaktinden önce
prematurely
[ˈpremətʃʊəlɪ] ADV → prematuramente, antes de tiempoto be born prematurely → nacer prematuramente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
prematurely
[ˈprɛmətʃərli] adv [age, die, end] → prématurément; [grey, bald] → prématurément
to be born prematurely → naître prématurément
to be born prematurely → naître prématurément
[celebrate] → prématurément
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
prematurely
adv bald → vorzeitig; aged, middle-aged, menopausal → frühzeitig, vorzeitig; decide → verfrüht; act → voreilig; he was born prematurely → er war eine Frühgeburt; to die prematurely → früh sterben
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
premature
(preməˈtʃuə) , ((American) pri:-) adjective happening etc before the right or expected time. a premature birth; The baby was three weeks premature.
ˌpremaˈturely adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.