earlier, earliest
(adjective) (comparative and superlative of âearlyâ) more early than; most early; âa fashion popular in earlier timesâ; âhis earlier work reflects the influence of his teacherâ; âVerdiâs earliest and most raucous operaâ
early
(adjective) at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; âearly morningâ; âan early warningâ; âearly diagnosisâ; âan early deathâ; âtook early retirementâ; âan early springâ; âearly varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varietiesâ
early
(adjective) being or occurring at an early stage of development; âin an early stageâ; âearly forms of lifeâ; âearly manâ; âan early computerâ
early
(adjective) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; âthe Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.â; âEarly Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700â
early
(adjective) very young; âat an early ageâ
early
(adjective) expected in the near future; âlook for an early end to the negotiationsâ
earlier, before
(adverb) earlier in time; previously; âI had known her beforeâ; âas I said beforeâ; âhe called me the day before but your call had come even earlierâ; âher parents had died four years earlierâ; âI mentioned that problem earlierâ
sooner, earlier
(adverb) comparatives of âsoonâ or âearlyâ; âCome a little sooner, if you canâ; âcame earlier than I expectedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
earlier
comparative form of early
occurring previously
earlier
comparative form of early
previously; before now; sooner
• learier
Source: Wiktionary
Ear"ly, adv. Etym: [OE. erli, erliche, AS. ; sooner + lic like. See Ere, and Like.]
Definition: Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. Those that me early shall find me. Prov. viii. 17. You must wake and call me early. Tennyson.
Ear"ly, a. [Compar. Earlier; superl. Earliest.] Etym: [OE. earlich. Early, adv.]
1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to Ant: late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit. Early and provident fear is the mother of safety. Burke. The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass springing up about them. Hawthorne.
2. Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, etc. Seen in life's early morning sky. Keble. The forms of its earlier manhood. Longfellow. The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth summer. J. C. Shairp. Early English (Philol.) See the Note under English.
– Early English architecture, the first of the pointed or Gothic styles used in England, succeeding the Norman style in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Syn.
– Forward; timely; not late; seasonable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; âinventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobilesâ
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
