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earlier    音標拼音: ['ɚliɚ]
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earlier
adv 1: earlier in time; previously; "I had known her before";
"as I said before"; "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" [synonym:
{earlier}, {before}]
2: comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if
you can"; "came earlier than I expected" [synonym: {sooner},
{earlier}]
3: before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?"
[synonym: {in the first place}, {earlier}, {in the beginning},
{to begin with}, {originally}]
adj 1: (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";
"Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera" [synonym:
{earlier}, {earliest}]

earlier \earlier\ adj.
occurring at a prior time; as, on earlier occasions.
[WordNet 1.5]


Early \Ear"ly\, a. [Compar. {Earlier} ([~e]r"l[i^]*[~e]r);
superl. {Earliest}.] [OE. earlich. [root]204. See {Early},
adv.]
1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season;
prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to
{late}; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit.
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Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.
--Burke.
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The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass
springing up about them. --Hawthorne.
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2. Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the
first of successive acts, events, etc.
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Seen in life's early morning sky. --Keble.
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The forms of its earlier manhood. --Longfellow.
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The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth
summer. --J. C.
Shairp.
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{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.
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60 Moby Thesaurus words for "earlier":
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,
erstwhile, first, fore, foregoing, former, formerly, heretofore,
historically, hitherto, in the past, in times past, inferior,
lower, lowest, nether, older, once, only yesterday, or ever,
preceding, precurrent, preexistent, prehistorically, previous,
previously, prime, prior, priorly, recently, senior, so far,
sooner, subjacent, then, theretofore, thus far, under, whilom,
yesterday, yet

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  • EARLIER Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
    The meaning of EARLY is near the beginning of a period of time How to use early in a sentence
  • EARLIER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
    comparative of early (Definition of earlier from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
  • EARLIER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
    Earlier is the comparative of early Earlier is used to refer to a point or period in time before the present or before the one you are talking about As mentioned earlier, the University supplements this information with an interview Earlier, it had been hoped to use the indoor track
  • Earlier - definition of earlier by The Free Dictionary
    1 before, previously For reasons mentioned earlier, I will not be able to attend 2 adjective previous, former, past, prior, preceding Earlier reports of gunshots have not been confirmed
  • Earlier or Earlier – Which is Correct? - Two Minute English
    Let’s clear up the confusion about whether to use "earlier" or "earlier " The correct word is earlier It is an adverb or adjective referring to something happening or existing before the present time or before the time mentioned “Earlier” is used to describe a time that precedes another
  • Earlier - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
    Definitions of earlier adjective (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” synonyms: earliest early
  • earlierの意味・使い方・読み方 | Weblio英和辞書
    形容詞 earlier comparative form of early: more early occurring previously I shall be late because I missed the earlier train I'd seen earlier (in the day)
  • earlier - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
    occurring in the beginning:[before a noun] an early hour of the day occurring before the usual or appointed time: an early dinner occurring in the near future:[before a noun] I look forward to an early reply Idioms early on, not long after the beginning ear•ly (ûr′ lē), adv , -li•er, -li•est, adj , -li•er, -li•est, n , pl -lies
  • Before vs. Earlier - Whats the Difference? | This vs. That
    Before and earlier can sometimes be used interchangeably, but there are subtle differences in their meanings Before is often used to indicate a specific point in time that precedes another event, while earlier is used to indicate a more general time frame that is closer to the present moment
  • earlier - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
    Adjective earlier comparative form of early: more early occurring previously I shall be late because I missed the earlier train I'd seen earlier (in the day)





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