early
[ ur-lee ]
/ ˈɜr li /
adverb, ear·li·er, ear·li·est.
adjective, ear·li·er, ear·li·est.
noun, plural ear·lies.
a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.
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Idioms for early
early on, with but little time elapsed; early in the course of a process, project, etc.; early in the game.
Origin of early
OTHER WORDS FROM early
ear·li·ness, nounDefinition for early (2 of 2)
Early
[ ur-lee ]
/ ˈɜr li /
noun
Ju·bal Anderson [joo-buhl], /ˈdʒu bəl/, 1816–94, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
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British Dictionary definitions for early
early
/ (ˈɜːlɪ) /
adjective -lier or -liest
adverb -lier
before the expected or usual time
near the first part of a period or sequenceI was talking to him earlier
Derived forms of early
earliness, nounWord Origin for early
Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣr ere + -līce -ly ²; related to Old Norse arliga
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