Word: Earlier
How to pronounce: ˈɜːlɪə
How to pronounce: ˈɜːlɪ
How to pronounce: ˈɜːliɪst
Adjective
Definitions:
1. Happening or done before the usual or expected time.
Example sentences: "We ate an early lunch"
2. Belonging or happening near the beginning of a particular period.
Example sentences: "An early goal secured victory"
Adverb
Definitions:
1. Before the usual or expected time.
2. Near the beginning of a particular time or period.
Noun
Definitions:
1. Potatoes which are ready to be harvested before the main crop.
Example sentences: "The versatile early potato Solanum tuberosum has many varieties, which have their own distinct season in Britain: earlies, second earlies and main crop."
2. Early shifts.
Synonyms:
former
previous
sooner
previously
formerly
antecedently
already
anteriorly
before
originally
in the beginning
afore
Synonyms:
first
premature
precocious
initial
ancient
early hour
untimely
inopportune
prematurely
betimes
prior
early part
primitive
primeval
primal
primordial
Synonyms:
the nearest
pioneer
Antonyms:
after
afterwards
subsequently
thereafter
in the future
subsequent
belated
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Earlier in Other Languages...
Spanish: Antes
German: Früher
French: Antérieur
Italian: Precedente
Turkish: önceden
