early
At a time in advance of the usual or expected eventAt a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
Meaning
6 sensesAt a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
at eleven, we went for an early lunch; she began reading at an early age; his mother suffered an early death
früh, verfrüht, frühzeitig
ра́ннийránnij, ра́ннийránnij
ра́ннійránnij, завча́снийzavčásnyj
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
You're early today! I don't usually see you before nine o'clock.
The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.
After but close to the start of a period of time.
The play "Two Gentlemen of Verona" is one of Shakespeare's early works.
Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats.
früh
ра́ннийránnij
In the starting hours of the day.
It's too early for this sort of thing. I'm not awake yet.
Having begun to occur; in its early stages.
early cancer
harvesting early peaches
Of a star or class of stars, hotter than the sun.
Examples
6162 sentencesI go to bed very early.
Я лягаю спати дуже рано. — Alina
ruЯ ложусь спать очень рано. — odexed
deIch gehe sehr früh zu Bett. — Ullalia
Why did she come home early?
Чому вона прийшла додому раніше? — aandrusiak
ruПочему она рано пришла домой? — marafon
deWarum ist sie früher nach Hause gekommen? — Wolf
I will come earlier next time.
У наступний раз я прийду раніше. — rmdas
ruВ следующий раз приду пораньше. — marafon
deNächstes Mal werde ich früher kommen. — MUIRIEL
I got up early this morning.
Сьогодні вранці я прокинувся рано. — deniko
ruСегодня утром я встал рано. — odexed
deIch bin heute Morgen früh aufgestanden. — MUIRIEL
Old people get up very early.
Старі люди прокидаються рано. — deniko
ruСтарые люди просыпаются рано. — shanghainese
deAlte Leute stehen sehr früh auf. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), eqFrom Middle English erly, erlich, earlich, from Old English ǣrlīċ (“early”, adjective), equivalent to ere + -ly.
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Forms
earlier, earliestSynonyms
7 synonymsAntonyms
4 antonymsWord family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- earlier earlier
- get up early
- leave early
- earlier earlier than
- go home early
- to leave early
- left early
- home early
- to bed early
- here earlier earlier
- early today
- early this morning