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At least it is milder than earlier in the week.The printing plants were raided in the early hours without explanation.The thing about getting up so early is that one is full of optimism.That is something they themselves were not doing earlier this season but are now.You have to go back to early last year for anything better.Early to bed and a cold shower first thing can help.It is far too early for him to be thinking of England.It has also emerged that a further 200 senior managers were let go earlier this month.European security has not looked as perilous since the early 1980s.What can you suggest for a week early in the school summer holidays?They were less thrilled when the party was still going strong in the early hours.We get them up early and work them hard doing household chores and work round the farm.They then went to bed in the early hours.My desire to forgo parenthood goes back to early childhood.It is important he has a couple of good early saves in front of the fans.These are illustrations of a difficulty all reformers faced in the early part of the nineteenth century.In earlier times it had been a music hall.We often had to leave class or go home early.It took its place on the shelves earlier this month.We have also been catching male crabs a lot earlier than usual.Owners of shops and restaurants could check on the businesses they closed weeks earlier.The rest of the explanation seeps out gradually as midnight melts into the early hours.Research shows that getting up early is linked to good health.It is far too early to name a decade when we are only one day into it.The game hinged on a five-minute period early in the first half.She did it brilliantly, peaking perfectly and rendering judgments of her early season meaningless.The financial argument for Scottish independence was constructed in an earlier period.And yet, it is in its earliest beginnings that we still see it at its most beautiful.Those of us who remember the 1970s and early 1980s know how damaging the oil shocks were.She was most active in the 1970s and early 1980s.In the early 1990s, they were the best team in the world.Within four minutes he has worked out that he bought a painting from my father-in-law in the early 1970s.

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early

British English: early /ˈɜːlɪ/ ADJECTIVE
ahead of time If you are early, you arrive before the time that you were expected to come.
She was too early for the party.
  • American English: early
  • Arabic: مُبَكِّر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cedo
  • Chinese: 早的
  • Croatian: prijevremen
  • Czech: časný
  • Danish: tidlig
  • Dutch: vroeg
  • European Spanish: temprano
  • Finnish: aikainen
  • French: précoce
  • German: früh
  • Greek: πρόωρος
  • Italian: in anticipo
  • Japanese: 早い
  • Korean: 빨리
  • Norwegian: tidlig
  • Polish: wcześniejszy
  • European Portuguese: cedo
  • Romanian: devreme
  • Russian: ранний
  • Latin American Spanish: temprano
  • Swedish: tidig
  • Thai: ก่อนเวลาที่กำหนดไว้
  • Turkish: erken
  • Ukrainian: рано
  • Vietnamese: sớm
British English: early /ˈɜːlɪ/ ADVERB
Early means before the usual time that a particular event or activity happens.
I knew I had to get up early.
  • American English: early
  • Arabic: بَاكِراً
  • Brazilian Portuguese: cedo
  • Chinese: 在早期
  • Croatian: rano
  • Czech: brzy časně
  • Danish: tidlig
  • Dutch: vroeg
  • European Spanish: temprano temprano
  • Finnish: aikaisin
  • French: tôt
  • German: früh
  • Greek: νωρίς
  • Italian: presto
  • Japanese: 早く
  • Korean: 일찍
  • Norwegian: tidlig
  • Polish: wcześnie
  • European Portuguese: cedo
  • Romanian: devreme
  • Russian: рано
  • Latin American Spanish: pronto anticipado
  • Swedish: tidigt
  • Thai: เช้า
  • Turkish: erken
  • Ukrainian: рано
  • Vietnamese: sớm
British English: early /ˈɜːlɪ/ ADJECTIVE
near the beginning Early means near the first part of something.
She was in her early teens.
  • American English: early
  • Arabic: مُبَكِّر
  • Brazilian Portuguese: início
  • Chinese: 早的
  • Croatian: rani
  • Czech: raný
  • Danish: tidlig
  • Dutch: vroeg
  • European Spanish: primero
  • Finnish: alussa
  • French: au début de
  • German: anfang
  • Greek: πρώτος
  • Italian: primi
  • Japanese: 初期の
  • Korean: 초기의
  • Norwegian: tidlig
  • Polish: wczesny
  • European Portuguese: princípios
  • Romanian: timpuriu
  • Russian: начальный
  • Latin American Spanish: etapa temprana
  • Swedish: tidig
  • Thai: ช่วงต้น แต่แรก
  • Turkish: başında
  • Ukrainian: ранній
  • Vietnamese: sớm

All related terms of 'early'

Chinese translation of 'early'

early

(ˈəːlɪ)

adv

  1. (in day, month) 在初期 (zài chūqī)
  2. (= before usual time) [get up, go to bed, arrive, leave] (zǎo)

adj

  1. (= near the beginning) [stage, career] 早期的 (zǎoqī de)
    ⇒ the early stages of pregnancy 怀孕早期 (huáiyùn zǎoqī)
    ⇒ Shakespeare's early works 莎士比亚的早期著作 (Shāshìbǐyà de zǎoqī zhùzuò)
  2. (in history) [Christians, settlers] 早期的 (zǎoqī de)
  3. (= premature) [death, departure] 提早的 (tízǎo de)
  4. (= quick) [reply] 很快的 (hěnkuài de)
    ⇒ We look forward to your early reply. 我们期待您及早的答复。 (Wǒmen qīdài nín jízǎo de dáfù.)
    I usually get up early 我通常早起床 (wǒ tōngcháng zǎo qǐchuáng)
    early on 在初期 (zài chūqī)
    early this morning 今天一大早 (jīntiān yīdàzǎo)
    early last week 上星期初 (shàng xīngqī chū)
    early in the morning 清早 (qīngzǎo)
    in the early or early in the spring/19th century 早春/19世纪(紀)初期 (zǎochūn/shíjiǔ shìjì chūqī)
    she's in her early forties 她40出头(頭) (tā sìshí chūtóu)
    in the early hours of the morning 凌(淩)晨 (língchén)
    you're early! 你怎么(麼)这(這)么(麼)早! (nǐ zěnme zhème zǎo!)
    to take the early train 坐早班火车(車) (zuò zǎobān huǒchē)
    to have an early night 早上床 (zǎo shàngchuáng)
    at your earliest convenience (Comm, Admin) 在您尽(盡)早方便时(時) (zài nín jǐnzǎo fāngbiàn shí)

All related terms of 'early'

(adverb) 
Definition
occurring or arriving before the correct or expected time
She arrived early to get a good seat.
Synonyms
in good time
We always make sure we're home in good time for the programme.
beforehand
How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?
ahead of schedule
in advance
The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.
with time to spare
betimes (archaic)
Opposites
late
,
behind
(adverb) 
Definition
occurring or arriving before the correct or expected time
The snow came early that year.
Synonyms
too soon
before the usual time
prematurely
He may have spoken just a little prematurely.
ahead of time
The train arrived well ahead of time.
Opposites
late
,
behind
(adjective) 
Definition
in the first part of a period of time
the book's early chapters
Synonyms
first
Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon.
the first few flakes of snow
opening
the season's opening game
earliest
the earliest confirmed case of swine flu
initial
The initial reaction has been excellent.
introductory
an introductory course in religion and theology
(adjective) 
Definition
occurring or arriving before the correct or expected time
I decided to take early retirement.
Synonyms
premature
a twenty-four-year-old man suffering from premature baldness
forward
The University system requires more forward planning.
advanced
the most advanced optical telescope in the world
untimely
The president's untimely death had an enormous effect on the whole country.
unseasonable
Opposites
overdue
,
belated
,
tardy
(adjective) 
Definition
near the beginning of the development or history of something
early man's cultural development
Synonyms
primitive
primitive birds from the dinosaur era
first
earliest
young
the larvae, the young stages of the worm
original
The Dayaks were the original inhabitants of Borneo.
undeveloped
primordial
Twenty million years ago this was dense primordial forest.
primeval
a vast expanse of primeval swamp
Opposites
seasoned
,
developed
,
mature
,
ripe

proverbs

The early bird catches the worm
Early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise

Additional synonyms

in the sense of advanced
Definition
at a late stage in development
the most advanced optical telescope in the world
Synonyms
sophisticated,
foremost,
modern,
revolutionary,
up-to-date,
higher,
leading,
recent,
prime,
forward,
ahead,
supreme,
extreme,
principal,
progressive,
paramount,
state-of-the-art,
avant-garde,
precocious,
pre-eminent,
up-to-the-minute,
ahead of the times
in the sense of ahead of time
The train arrived well ahead of time.
Synonyms
early,
earlier than expected,
with time to spare,
in good time
in the sense of beforehand
Definition
early
How could she tell beforehand that I was going to go out?
Synonyms
in advance,
before,
earlier,
already,
sooner,
ahead,
previously,
in anticipation,
before now,
ahead of time

Synonyms of 'early'

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