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early > 9 senses
ADJECTIVE1earlyAt or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
2earlyBeing or occurring at an early stage of development
3early, former, otherOf the distant past
4earlyVery young
5earlyOf an early stage in the development of a language or literature
6earlyExpected in the near future
ADVERB1early, early onDuring an early stage
2early, ahead of time, too soonBefore the usual time or the time expected
3early, betimesIn good time
early > pronunciation
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early > adjective 1
MeaningAt or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.
Examples"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"
Attribute oftiming
Similaraboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial; advance, beforehand; archean, archaean; archeozoic, archaeozoic; azoic; earlier, earliest; earlyish; matutinal; premature, untimely; previous, premature; proterozoic; proto; wee
See alsofirst
Contrarymiddle; late
early > adjective 2
MeaningBeing or occurring at an early stage of development.
Examples"in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
Similararchaic, primitive; new, young; crude, primitive, rude; embryonic, embryotic; incipient, inchoate; precocious
Contrarylate, later
early > adjective 3
MeaningOf the distant past.
Examples"the early inhabitants of Europe"
Synonymsformer, other
Similar topast
early > adjective 4
MeaningVery young.
Examples"at an early age"
Similar toyoung, immature
early > adjective 5
MeaningOf an early stage in the development of a language or literature.
Examples"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"
Categorylinguistics
SimilarOld
Contrarymiddle; late
early > adjective 6
MeaningExpected in the near future.
Examples"look for an early end to the negotiations"
Similar tofuture
early > adverb 1
MeaningDuring an early stage.
Examples"early on in her career"
Synonymsearly on
early > adverb 2
MeaningBefore the usual time or the time expected.
Examples"she graduated early"
Synonymsahead of time, too soon
Contrarylate, belatedly, tardily
early > adverb 3
MeaningIn good time.
Synonymsbetimes

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