Definitions for earlier

Definitions for (adj) earlier

Main entry: earlier, earliest

Definition: (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

Usage: a fashion popular in earlier times; his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher; Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera


Definitions for (adv) earlier

Main entry: before, earlier

Definition: earlier in time; previously

Usage: 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


Main entry: in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with, earlier

Definition: before now

Usage: why didn't you tell me in the first place?


Main entry: earlier, sooner

Definition: comparatives of `soon' or `early'

Usage: Come a little sooner, if you can; came earlier than I expected


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