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earlier


 
  Overview  of  adj  earlier 
 
  The  adj  earlier  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  earlier  --  (occurring  earlier  in  time;  "on  earlier  occasions") 
  2.  earlier,  earliest  --  ((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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  early 
 
  The  adj  early  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (80)  early  --  (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") 
  2.  (22)  early  --  (being  or  occurring  at  an  early  stage  of  development;  "in  an  early  stage";  "early  forms  of  life";  "early  man";  "an  early  computer) 
  3.  (10)  early,  former,  other  --  (of  the  distant  past;  "the  early  inhabitants  of  Europe";  "former  generations";  "in  other  times") 
  4.  (6)  early  --  (very  young;  "at  an  early  age") 
  5.  (2)  early  --  ((linguistics)  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") 
  6.  early  --  (expected  in  the  near  future;  "look  for  an  early  end  to  the  negotiations") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  earlier 
 
  The  adv  earlier  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  earlier,  before  --  (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") 
  2.  (7)  sooner,  earlier  --  (comparatives  of  `soon'  or  `early';  "Come  a  little  sooner,  if  you  can";  "came  earlier  than  I  expected") 
  3.  (1)  in  the  first  place  earlier,  in  the  beginning,  to  begin  with  originally  --  (before  now  "why  didn't  you  tell  me  in  the  first  place?") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  earlier 
 
  2  senses  of  earlier 
 
  Sense  1 
  earlier 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  future,  past)  ->  present 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  past,  present)  ->  future 
 
  Sense  2 
  earlier,  earliest 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  late,  early)  ->  middle 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  early,  middle)  ->  late 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  early 
 
  6  senses  of  early 
 
  Sense  1 
  early  (vs.  middle)  (vs.  late) 
 
  middle  (vs.  late)  (vs.  early) 
  =>  intervening 
  =>  mid(postnominal) 
  late  (vs.  early)  (vs.  middle) 
  =>  advanced,  ripe 
  =>  after-hours 
  =>  in  arrears(prenominal) 
  =>  later(postnominal),  last(postnominal),  latter(postnominal) 
  =>  latish 
  =>  posthumous 
 
  Sense  2 
  early  (vs.  late) 
 
  late  (vs.  early),  later(postnominal) 
  =>  advanced(postnominal) 
  =>  tardive 
 
  Sense  3 
  early(postnominal),  former(postnominal),  other(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  future,  past)  ->  present 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  past,  present)  ->  future 
 
  Sense  4 
  early 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  young)  ->  old 
 
  Sense  5 
  early  (vs.  middle)  (vs.  late) 
 
  middle  (vs.  late)  (vs.  early) 
  late  (vs.  early)  (vs.  middle) 
  =>  Modern,  New 
  =>  New 
 
  Sense  6 
  early 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  present,  future)  ->  past 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  future,  past)  ->  present 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  earlier 
 
  2  senses  of  earlier 
 
  Sense  1 
  earlier 
  =>  past  (vs.  present)  (vs.  future) 
 
  Sense  2 
  earlier,  earliest 
  =>  early  (vs.  middle)  (vs.  late) 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  early 
 
  6  senses  of  early 
 
  Sense  1 
  early  (vs.  middle)  (vs.  late) 
  =>  aboriginal,  primal,  primeval,  primaeval,  primordial 
  =>  advance(postnominal),  beforehand(prenominal) 
  =>  archean,  archaean 
  =>  archeozoic,  archaeozoic 
  =>  azoic 
  =>  earlier,  earliest 
  =>  earlyish 
  =>  matutinal 
  =>  premature,  untimely 
  =>  previous(prenominal),  premature 
  =>  proterozoic 
  =>  proto(postnominal) 
  =>  wee 
  Also  See->  first#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  early  (vs.  late) 
  =>  archaic,  primitive 
  =>  baby,  new  young 
  =>  beginning(postnominal),  novice(postnominal) 
  =>  crude,  primitive,  rude 
  =>  embryo(postnominal),  embryonic,  embryotic,  in  embryo 
  =>  incipient,  inchoate 
  =>  precocious 
 
  Sense  3 
  early(postnominal),  former(postnominal),  other(postnominal) 
  =>  past  (vs.  present)  (vs.  future) 
 
  Sense  4 
  early 
  =>  young  (vs.  old),  immature 
 
  Sense  5 
  early  (vs.  middle)  (vs.  late) 
  =>  Old 
 
  Sense  6 
  early 
  =>  future  (vs.  past)  (vs.  present) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  earlier 
 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  early 
 
  1  of  6  senses  of  early 
 
  Sense  1 
  early  (vs.  middle)  (vs.  late) 
  =>  timing 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  earlier 
 
  earlier  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  early 
 
  early  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  6) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  earlier 
  earlier 
 
  Grep  of  adj  early 
  biyearly 
  early 
  earlyish 
  pearly 
  yearly 
 
  Overview  of  adj  earlier 
 
  The  adj  earlier  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  earlier  --  (occurring  earlier  in  time;  "on  earlier  occasions") 
  2.  earlier,  earliest  --  ((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") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  early 
 
  The  adj  early  has  6  senses  (first  5  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (80)  early  --  (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") 
  2.  (22)  early  --  (being  or  occurring  at  an  early  stage  of  development;  "in  an  early  stage";  "early  forms  of  life";  "early  man";  "an  early  computer) 
  3.  (10)  early,  former,  other  --  (of  the  distant  past;  "the  early  inhabitants  of  Europe";  "former  generations";  "in  other  times") 
  4.  (6)  early  --  (very  young;  "at  an  early  age") 
  5.  (2)  early  --  ((linguistics)  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") 
  6.  early  --  (expected  in  the  near  future;  "look  for  an  early  end  to  the  negotiations") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  earlier 
 
  The  adv  earlier  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (18)  earlier,  before  --  (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") 
  2.  (7)  sooner,  earlier  --  (comparatives  of  `soon'  or  `early';  "Come  a  little  sooner,  if  you  can";  "came  earlier  than  I  expected") 
  3.  (1)  in  the  first  place  earlier,  in  the  beginning,  to  begin  with  originally  --  (before  now  "why  didn't  you  tell  me  in  the  first  place?") 



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