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- pronunciation:
- uhr
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- parts of speech:
- adverb, adjective
| part of speech: |
adverb |
| inflections: |
earlier, earliest |
| definition 1: |
When something happens early, it happens at the beginning or in the first part of something. If you go to school early in the morning, it means that you go to school in the first part of the morning.
My dad likes to get up early in the morning to work in his garden.- antonyms:
- late
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| definition 2: |
Sometimes early means before the usual or expected time. If you get to a store early, the store might not be open yet. If you got up early yesterday, you got up before the usual time you get up.
I went to Sarah's party early so I could help her decorate her living room.- synonyms:
- ahead, in advance
- antonyms:
- late
- similar words:
- first, soon
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| related words: |
in advance, short |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
earlier, earliest |
| definition 1: |
When we say that the sun goes down in the early evening, we mean that it goes down in the beginning of the evening.
My family and I like to go swimming in the early afternoon when the sun is highest in the sky.We only see these little yellow flowers in the early spring.- antonyms:
- late
- similar words:
- primary
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| definition 2: |
When you have an early dinner, it means that the dinner is before the usual time.
We had an early breakfast this morning so we would have something to eat before our 7:00AM flight to New York City.- antonyms:
- late
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| related words: |
antique, fast |
| derivations: |
earlier (adj.), earliest (adj.), earlier (adv.) |
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