early
ear
ˈɜr
ēr
ly
li
li
/ˈɜːli/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "early"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇

happening or done before the usual or scheduled time
early definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We had an early dinner before the concert.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ•āύāϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϖ⧇āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•, āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āϰ

indicating things that occur near the beginning of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The earlier chapters of the book introduce the main characters.
āĻŦāχāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•, āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇āϰ

happening near the beginning of a defined period, such as a lifetime, season, day, etc.
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The flowers bloomed beautifully in the early days of spring.
āĻĢ⧁āϞāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻŦāϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āĻŸā§‡āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•

existed or happened a time long ago
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Archaeologists discovered tools used by early humans in Africa.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¤ā§āύāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āϰāĻž āφāĻĢā§āϰāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āώāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ āφāĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ•, āĻļā§€āĻ˜ā§āϰāĻĒāĻ•ā§āĻŦ

(of plants, crops, etc.) blooming or maturing sooner than the other kinds
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This variety of corn is known for being an early producer in the growing season.
āϭ⧁āĻŸā§āϟāĻžāϰ āĻāχ āϜāĻžāϤāϟāĻŋ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋāϰ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āωāĻ¤ā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•, āφāĻĻāĻŋāĻŽ

referring to the initial stages of a historical period, cultural movement, language, or literary tradition
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Early English literature includes works like Beowulf.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŋāĻ• āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŦ⧇āĻ“āĻ˛ā§āĻĢ⧇āϰ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ•, āύāĻŋāĻ•āϟāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀

expected to occur soon or in the near future
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I ’ll need your feedback at the earliest opportunity to move forward.
āĻāĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝ⧇āϤ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāϤ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻŽāϤāĻžāĻŽāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ, āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇

before the usual or scheduled time
early definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She woke up early to study for the exam.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•āĻžāϞ⧇ āωāϠ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇, āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāĻŽāϤ⧋

used to indicate that something was done at an advantageous or preliminary stage
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The disease was diagnosed early, which improved the chances of recovery.
āϰ⧋āĻ—āϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻĨāĻŽāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŖāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻž āϏ⧁āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽ āĻĻāĻŋāϕ⧇

near the beginning of a defined period or activity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team scored a goal early in the first half of the game.
āĻĻāϞāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϧ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϤāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§‹āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

earliness
earlyish
early
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