Definition of earlier Earlier
/ɚˈliɚ/ - [erleeer] - ear•li•er
We found 8 definitions of earlier from 4 different sources.
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What does earlier mean?
WordNet
Adjectiveearly, earlier, earliest |
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| earlier - (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" | ||
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| 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" | ||
Adverb |
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| earlier - 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" | ||
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| earlier - comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" | ||
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| earlier - before now; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" | ||
| in the first place, in the beginning, to begin with, originally | ||
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Wiktionary 
- earlier (Adverb)
previously; before now ; sooner. - earlier (Adjective)
Occurring previously.
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earlier
At a time before that.
Part of speech
🔤- earlier, adjective, comparative of early.
