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What (who) is early - definition
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Early (disambiguation); Earlier; Early (album)
Early
·adv Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.
II. Early ·adv Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the first of successive acts, events, ·etc.
III. Early ·adv In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first;
- opposed to late; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit.
early
I. a.
1.
Timely, seasonable, in season.
2.
Forward, premature.
3.
At dawn, at daybreak, at the opening of day.
II. ad.
Soon, betimes, seasonably, in good season, in good time.
early
(earlier, earliest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
I knew I had to get up early...
Why do we have to go to bed so early?
? late
ADV: ADV after v
•
Early is also an adjective.
I decided that I was going to take early retirement...
I planned an early night.
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
Early means near the beginning of a day, week, year, or other period of time.
...in the 1970s and the early 1980s.
...a few weeks in early summer...
She was in her early teens.
...the early hours of Saturday morning.
? late
ADJ: ADJ n
•
Early is also an adverb.
We'll hope to see you some time early next week.
...early in the season.
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV n/prep
3.
Early means before the time that was arranged or expected.
She arrived early to secure a place at the front...
The first snow came a month earlier than usual.
? late
ADV: ADV after v
•
Early is also an adjective.
I'm always early.
ADJ
4.
Early means near the beginning of a period in history, or in the history of something such as the world, a society, or an activity.
...the early stages of pregnancy.
...Fassbinder's early films...
It's too early to declare his efforts a success.
ADJ: ADJ n
5.
Early means near the beginning of something such as a piece of work or a process.
...the book's early chapters.
ADJ: ADJ n
•
Early is also an adverb.
...an incident which occurred much earlier in the game.
ADV: ADV with cl, ADV prep
6.
Early refers to plants which flower or crop before or at the beginning of the main season.
...these early cabbages and cauliflowers.
ADJ: ADJ n
•
Early is also an adverb.
...early flowering shrubs.
ADV: ADV with v
7.
Early reports or indications of something are the first reports or indications about it. (FORMAL)
The early indications look encouraging...
ADJ: ADJ n
8.
You can use as early as to emphasize that a particular time or period is surprisingly early.
Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.
PHRASE: PHR n [emphasis]
9.
If you say about something that might be true that it is early days, you mean that it is too soon for you to be completely sure about it. (INFORMAL)
PHRASE: V inflects
Examples of use of early
1. We are improving our early warning capabilities, and linking early warning to early response.
2. Early to tell "Most people just want to leave early.
3. "We are prepared, if it needs to be early December, it can be early December." Or it may stick to a date in early January.
4. I first met Anthony in the early Eighties when I covered some of his early plays.
5. Early diagnosis and early education are crucial to reducing complications and saving lives.