early
(adjective) 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”
early
(adjective) being or occurring at an early stage of development; “in an early stage”; “early forms of life”; “early man”; “an early computer”
early
(adjective) of an early stage in the development of a language or literature; “the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.”; “Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700”
early
(adjective) very young; “at an early age”
early
(adjective) expected in the near future; “look for an early end to the negotiations”
early, ahead of time, too soon
(adverb) before the usual time or the time expected; “she graduated early”; “the house was completed ahead of time”
early, betimes
(adverb) in good time; “he awoke betimes that morning”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)
At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Near the start or beginning.
Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
(astronomy) Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
Antonym: late
• (at a time in advance of the usual): premature
• (near the start): first
• (at a time in advance of the usual): late
• (illness: having begun to occur): terminal
early (comparative earlier, superlative earliest)
At a time before expected; sooner than usual.
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
• prematurely
• late, tardily
early (plural earlies)
(informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
• late
• Arely, Arley, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, layer, leary, re-lay, relay
Early (plural Earlys)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Early is the 2578th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14014 individuals. Early is most common among White (73.23%) and Black/African American (21.45%) individuals.
• Arely, Arley, Layer, Leary, Raley, Rayle, layer, leary, re-lay, relay
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 April 2024
(verb) reach, make, or come to a decision about something; “We finally decided after lengthy deliberations”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
