early
At a time before expectedAt a time before expected; sooner than usual.
Meaning
2 sensesAt a time before expected; sooner than usual.
We finished the project an hour sooner than scheduled, so we left early.
I had children too early (in life), so my first baby arrived early.
früh
ра́ноráno
ра́ноráno, завча́сноzavčásno
before the usual time or the time expected
Soon; in good time; seasonably.
in good time
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, orely, arely, erliche, arliche, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċeFrom Middle English erly, orely, arely, erliche, arliche, from Old English ǣrlīċe, ārlīċe (“early; early in the morning”, adverb), equivalent to ere + -ly. Cognate with Old Norse árliga, árla ( > Danish årle, Swedish arla, Norwegian årle, Faroese árla).
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Forms
earlier, earliestSynonyms
5 synonyms- before the usual time or the time expected:ahead of timetoo soon
- in good time:betimes
- during an early stage:early on
Antonyms
2 antonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.