early (English)

Etymology

From - erly|lang=enm, - lang=enm, - ærlice|ǣrlīce|lang=ang, from - ǣr|before|lang=ang + adverbial suffix - -līce|lang=ang. Cognate with Old Norse - lang=non ( > Danish and Norwegian - arla|lang=sv)

Pronunciation

  • - /ˈɜː(ɹ).li/,

    /"3:(r).li/

  • - Audio (UK)
  • Rhymes: ɜː(r)li
  • - /ˈɝli/.

    /"3`li/

  • en-us-early.ogg
  • - ly

    • Adjective

    earli|er

    At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

  • At eleven, we went for an early lunch.
  • She began reading at an early age.
  • His mother suffered an early death.

    • arrive|Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on-time.

  • You're early today! I don't usually see you before nine o'clock.
  • The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.

    • Near the start or beginning.

  • ''The play "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is one of Shakespeare's early works.
  • Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats.

    • Synonyms

  • at a time in advance of the usual

    : premature

  • near the start

    : first

    • Antonyms

  • late

    • Derived terms

    Derived terms

  • earliness
  • early_bath
  • early_bird/the_early_bird_catches_the_worm
  • early_doors
  • early_grave
  • early_innings
  • earlyish
  • Early_Latin
  • early_modern
  • early_music
  • early_on
  • early_purple_orchid
  • early_retirement
  • early_spider_orchid
  • early_syphilis
  • early_to_bed,_early_to_rise,_makes_a_man_healthy,_wealthy_and_wise
  • early_warning_radar
  • early_winter_cress
  • early_withdrawal
  • nice_and_early

    • Translations

    at a time in advance of the usual

  • Albanian

  • Arabiska - باكر
  • : Egyptian_Arabic - بدري|tr=badri|sc=Arab

  • Armenian

  • Bulgariska - ранен
  • Burmese - စော|tr=saw:|sc=Mymr
  • Katalanska - d'hora
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 早|tr=zǎo|sc=Hani
  • Tjeckiska - raný
  • Tjeckiska - časný
  • Holländska - vroeg

  • Esperanto

  • Estniska - varajane
  • Finska - varhainen
    • , aikainen
  • Franska - précoce
    • , primitif, primitive
  • Georgian - ადრეული|tr=adreuli|sc=Geor
  • Tyska - früh
    • , verfrüht

  • Greek

  • Hebrew

  • Hindi

  • Ungerska - korai
  • Irländska - luath

  • Italian

  • Japanska - 早い
  • Khmer - មុនម៉ោង|tr=mun maong|sc=Khmr
  • Koreanska - 이르다
    • , 빠르다
  • Kurdish - زوو|tr=zu|sc=ku-Arab
  • Latin - matutinus|m, - praecox
  • Lettiska - agrs
  • Litauiska - ankstus
    • , ankstyvas
  • Lojban - clira|xs=Lojban
  • Luxembourgish - fréi

  • Maori

  • Mongolian

  • Persiska - زود
  • Polska - wczesny
  • Portugisiska - cedo
  • Rumänska - devreme
    • , timpuriu
  • Ryska - ранний
  • Spanska - temprano
  • Swahili - mapema
  • Svenska - tidig
  • Thailändska - เนิ่นๆ
    • , เนิ่น
  • Turkiska - erken
  • Vietnamesiska - sớm
    • , ban đầu, đầu mùa
  • Walesiska - yn fore
    • , cynnar
  • West Frisian - ier|xs=West Frisian
  • Jiddisch - באלדיק

    • arriving at a time before expected

  • Bulgariska - ранен
    • , преждевременен
  • Holländska - vroeg
  • Estniska - vara
  • Finska - aikainen
    • , ennenaikainen
  • French: en avance
  • Tyska - früh
    • , verfrüht
  • Grekiska - νωρίς
  • Irländska - luath
  • Italienska - precoce
  • Korean: 이르다 (ireuda), 빠르다 (ppareuda)
  • Kurdish - زوو|tr=zu|sc=ku-Arab
  • Polska - wczesny
  • Ryska - ранний
  • Spanska - prematuro
    • , temprano
  • Swahili - mapema
  • Svenska - tidig
  • Turkiska - erken

    • near the start or beginning

  • Finska - varhainen
  • Franska - ancien
    • , ancienne
  • Tyska - früh
  • Italienska - primo
  • Korean: 이르다 (ireuda), 빠르다 (ppareuda)
  • Lojban - clira|xs=Lojban
  • Polish: wczesny , początkowy
  • Rumänska - devreme
  • Ryska - ранний
  • Spanska - primero
  • Swahili - mapema
  • Svenska - tidig
  • Turkiska - erken

    • Adverb

    earli|er

    At a time before expected; sooner than usual.

  • ''We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.

    • Synonyms

  • prematurely

    • Antonyms

  • late, tardily

    • Translations

    at a time before expected

  • Arabiska - مبكرا
  • : Egyptian_Arabic - بدري|tr=badri|sc=Arab
  • Basque: goizik
  • Breton: abred
  • Bulgariska - рано
  • Chamicuro - wa'ni tsijta
  • Chinese:
  • : Mandarin - 早|tr=zǎo|sc=Hani
  • Tjeckiska - brzy
  • Esperanto - frue|xs=Esperanto
  • Estniska - vara
  • Finnish: aikaisin, varhain, ajoissa, hyvä|hyvissä aika|ajoin
  • Franska - tôt
    • , de bonne heure, en avance
  • Tyska - früh
  • Grekiska - νωρίς
  • Hindiska - जल्दी
  • Hittite: karú
  • Ungerska - korán
  • Isländska - snemma
  • Ido: frue
  • Italienska - presto
  • Japanska - 早く
  • Koreanska - 일찍
    • , 빨리
  • Lettiska - agri
  • Litauiska - anksti
  • Luxembourgish - fréi
  • Persiska - زود
  • Polska - wcześnie
  • Portugisiska - cedo
  • Rumänska - devreme
  • Ryska - рано
  • Serbian: rano (comparative ranije, superlative najranije)
  • Sicilian: viatu
  • Slovak: skorý
  • Slovenska - zgodaj
  • Spanska - temprano
  • Swahili - mapema
  • Svenska - tidigt
  • Turkiska - erken
  • Urdu - جلدی|tr=jaldī|sc=ur-Arab
  • Walesiska - plygeinwaith
  • Jiddisch - פֿרי

    • Noun

    earlies

    A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.

    * 2007, Paul W. Browning, The Good Guys Wear Blue (page 193)

    *: On my first day on the watch after leaving the shoplifting squad I paraded on earlies but had completely forgotten to take my ear ring off.

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