(adj) (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early, Syn. earliest, Example:a fashion popular in earlier times; his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher; Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera

earlier

(adv) earlier in time; previously, Syn. before, Example: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

in the first place

(adv) before now, Syn. to begin with, originally, earlier, in the beginning, Example:why didn't you tell me in the first place?

sooner

(adv) comparatives of `soon' or `early', Syn. earlier, Example:Come a little sooner, if you can; came earlier than I expected

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

earlier

adj. occurring at a prior time; as, on earlier occasions. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

前

[前, qián] before; in front; ago; former; previous; earlier; front #86

提前

[提前, tí qián] to shift to an earlier date; to bring forward; to advance #1733

早就

[早就, zǎo jiù] already at an earlier time #2558

一向

[一向, yī xiàng] all along; the whole time; constantly; earlier; lately #4855

提早

[提早, tí zǎo] ahead of schedule; sooner than planned; to bring forward (to an earlier time) #12436

相见恨晚

[相见恨晚 / 相見恨晚, xiāng jiàn hèn wǎn] to regret not having met earlier (成语 saw); It is nice to meet you finally.; It feels like we have known each other all along. #42731

收之桑榆

[收之桑榆, shōu zhī sāng yú] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts #94836

失之东隅，收之桑榆

[失之东隅，收之桑榆 / 失之東隅，收之桑榆, shī zhī dōng yú, shōu zhī sāng yú] to lose at sunrise but gain at sunset (成语 saw); to compensate later for one's earlier loss; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts

早些

[早些, zǎo xiē] (a bit) earlier

早知

[早知, zǎo zhī] foresight; foreknowledge; if one had known earlier, ...

早知道

[早知道, zǎo zhī dao] If I had known earlier...

稍早时

[稍早时 / 稍早時, shāo zǎo shí] a little earlier

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

前

[まえ, mae] (n-pref) (1) (See 前・まえ) the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; (2) (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern"); (adj-no, n) (3) before; earlier; (P) #147

早くから

[はやくから, hayakukara] (exp) early on; earlier on; from early #19492

でもある

[demoaru] (v5r-i) (1) (である with も) (See である) to also be (formal, literary); implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case; (2) to be ... or something; (P)

以前に

[いぜんに, izenni] (adv) ago; since; before; previously; heretofore; earlier

隔世遺伝

[かくせいいでん, kakuseiiden] (n, adj-no) atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type

既卒者

[きそつしゃ, kisotsusha] (n) (See 卒者) graduate from an earlier year; alumnus; alumna; former graduate

後を追う;跡を追う

[あとをおう, atowoou] (exp, v5u) (1) to pursue; (2) to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself (because one misses or longs to be with a loved one); (3) to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

御覧なさい;ご覧なさい

[ごらんなさい, gorannasai] (exp) (1) (hon) (pol) (See 御覧なさる) (please) look; (2) see (used to emphasize that an earlier prediction was correct); (aux-v) (3) (hon) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) (please) try to do

持ち越し;持越し

[もちこし, mochikoshi] (n, vs) (1) (col) (See 持ち越す) work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; (2) hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

持ち点

[もちてん, mochiten] (n) points (already) allotted to one; points (already) gained (in earlier rounds)

時期が早い

[じきがはやい, jikigahayai] (exp) before scheduled; earlier than expected

先に(P);曩に

[さきに, sakini] (adv, n) before; earlier than; ahead; beyond; away; previously; recently; (P)

前に買った分

[まえにかったぶん, maenikattabun] (exp) the lot I bought earlier

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

früh; zeitig; vorgezogen { adj } | früher | am frühesten

early | earlier | earliest

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