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Definition: Meaning of, early in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈəːli /

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early earlier earliest
  1. first part in the first part of a period of time, event, or process
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  2. before usual arriving or happening before the usual or expected time
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  3. beginning used to emphasize that something has just begun, especially when you do not know how it will develop
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  4. new thing [only before noun] being one of the first people, events, machines etc
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  5. the early hours the time between MIDNIGHT and morning
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  6. an early start a start made very early in the day because you have a lot to do, far to go etc
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  7. at/from an early age when you are very young, or starting when you were very young
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  8. an early night if you have an early night, you go to bed earlier than usual
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  9. early bird/early riser someone who always gets up very early in the morning
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  10. the early bird catches the worm used to say that if you do something early or before other people, you will be successful
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  11. early potatoes/lettuces etc potatoes etc that are ready to be picked before any others
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early earlier earliest
  1. before the usual, arranged, or expected time
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  2. near the beginning of a period of time, event, process etc
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  3. early on at an early stage in a relationship, process etc
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early used in phrases

  • Early Day Motion
    1. a proposal formally made in writing by a member of the British parliament, and signed by other members. MPs do this in order to find out how much support there is for a particular proposal.
  • early bird (noun)
    1. a person who arrives early before others do
    2. a person who gets up very early in the morning
  • early childhood (noun)
    1. the early stage of growth or development
  • early coral root (noun)
    1. plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly coloured flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska
  • early days (noun)
    1. an early period of development
  • early doors (adverb)
    1. early in a football match or season; used especially by football players and managers when they are talking to JOURNALIST s on the radio or television
  • early morel (noun)
    1. resembles a thimble on a finger; the surface of the fertile portion is folded into wrinkles that extend from the top down; fruiting begins in spring before the leaves are out on the trees
  • early on (adverb)
    1. during an early stage
  • early purple orchid (noun)
    1. eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
  • early spider orchid (noun)
    1. spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow, green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
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