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earlier - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
earlier
Definition
(adj) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
Synonyms
:
earliest
Example Sentence
a fashion popular in earlier times
his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
Definition
(adv) earlier in time; previously
Synonyms
:
before
Example Sentence
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
Definition
(adv) comparatives of `soon' or `early'
Synonyms
:
sooner
Example Sentence
Come a little sooner, if you can
came earlier than I expected
Definition
(adv) before now
Synonyms
:
in the beginning
,
in the first place
,
originally
,
to begin with
Example Sentence
why didn't you tell me in the first place?
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