earlier
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
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.
synoniem: earliest.
bijwoord
1 earlier
Earlier in time; previously:
— 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.
synoniem: before.
Roget 116: before, prior to; earlier; previously etc. adj.; afore†, aforehand†, beforehand, ere, theretofore, erewhile†; ere then, ere now, ... meer laten zien
2 earlier
Comparatives of `soon' or `early':
— Came earlier than I expected.
synoniem: sooner.
3 earlier
Before now.
synoniemen: in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with.
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: aforetime, already, antecedent, anterior, anticipatory, as yet, before, before all, before now, beforehand, beforetime, ci-devant, down, early, elder, ere, ere then, erenow, erewhile, erst ... meer laten zien.
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early
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
1 early
At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.
Roget 132: early, prime, forward; prompt etc. (active) 682; summary. premature, precipitate, precocious; prevenient†, anticipatory; rath†. ... meer laten zien
Pools: zalążkowy, inicjalny, początkowy
2 early
Being or occurring at an early stage of development.
3 early
4 early
Very young.
5 early
Of an early stage in the development of a language or literature.
6 early
Expected in the near future.
bijwoord
1 early
During an early stage:
— Early on in her career.
synoniem: early on.
2 early
Before the usual time or the time expected:
— She graduated early.
synoniemen: ahead of time, too soon.
3 early
In good time.
synoniem: betimes.
Roget 132: early, soon, anon, betimes, rath†; eft, eftsoons; ere long, before long, shortly; beforehand; prematurely etc. adj.; ... meer laten zien
Moby betekeniswoordenboek: a priori, advanced, ages ago, ahead, ahead of time, already, anachronistic, ancient, anciently, antecedent, antedated, antediluvian, anterior, anticipative, anticipatory, antiquated, antique, away back, back, backward ... meer laten zien.
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