亚洲网紅露点

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early

1

[ ur-lee ]

adverb

earlier, earliest.
  1. in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.:

    early in the year.

  2. in the early part of the morning:

    to get up early.

  3. before the usual or appointed time; ahead of time:

    They came early and found their hosts still dressing.

  4. far back in time:

    The Greeks early learned to sail and navigate.



adjective

earlier, earliest.
  1. occurring in the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.:

    an early hour of the day.

    Synonyms:

  2. occurring before the usual or appointed time:

    an early dinner.

    Synonyms: ,

  3. belonging to a period far back in time:

    early French architecture.

  4. occurring in the near future:

    I look forward to an early reply.

  5. (of a fruit or vegetable) appearing or maturing before most others of its type:

    early apples.

noun

plural earlies.
  1. a fruit or vegetable that appears before most others of its type.

Early

2

[ ur-lee ]

noun

  1. Ju路bal Anderson [joo, -b, uh, l], 1816鈥94, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.

early

/ 藞蓽藧濒瑟 /

adjective

  1. before the expected or usual time
  2. occurring in or characteristic of the first part of a period or sequence
  3. occurring in or characteristic of a period far back in time
  4. occurring in the near future
  5. at the earliest
    not before the time or date mentioned
  6. early days
    too soon to tell how things will turn out
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. before the expected or usual time
  2. near the first part of a period or sequence

    I was talking to him earlier

鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞别补谤濒颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 别补谤顎僱颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of early1

First recorded before 950; Middle English erlich (adjective), erliche (adverb), Old English 牵谤l墨c, 牵谤濒墨肠别, variant of 腻谤l墨c, 腻谤l墨ce, from 腻谤 鈥渟oon, early鈥 ( ere ) + 濒墨肠(别) -ly
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of early1

Old English 牵谤濒墨肠别, from 牵谤 ere + -濒墨肠别 -ly 虏; related to Old Norse arliga
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. early on, with but little time elapsed; early in the course of a process, project, etc.; early in the game.

More idioms and phrases containing early

  • bright and early
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Mr Johal claims he was tortured in the early days of his detention and forced to make a confession.

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鈥淛ust try to get out to a better start early,鈥 Kawhi Leonard said Tuesday night.

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Arnold Alvarez-Glasman, who resigned during a special council meeting in early March just two days after the Operation Dirty Pond raids.

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But lessons at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall were interrupted on a Friday in early April when three teenagers suffered what county officials later confirmed were drug overdoses.

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The law noted that the earlier legislation had 鈥渁 disproportionately beneficial impact on Black pupils.鈥

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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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