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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

earlier en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɜː.lɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɝliɚ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of early: more early
    form of early
  2. occurring previously
    • I'd seen earlier (in the day).
    • To me it seems that extensive investment in relatively low-powered units may have the same ultimate result of motive power shortage as that which afflicts the London Midland Region today, and which has compelled the re-engining of some of the earlier multiple-unit diesel train sets. 1958 June 14, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 412:
    • I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.
    • Machine learning uses computer algorithms to teach machines to make independent decisions by learning from earlier or existing behavior. 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2019:

Deriveds

earlierness

Translations (14)

pt precedente (occurring previously) · it precedente (occurring previously) · sv tidigare (occurring previously) · pt anterior (occurring previously) · grc πρότερος (occurring previously) · fi aiempi (occurring previously) · eo antaŭa (occurring previously) · de vorherig (occurring previously) · el προηγούμενος (occurring previously) · nb tidligere (occurring previously) · pl wcześniejszy (occurring previously) · da tidligere (occurring previously) · fi aikaisempi (occurring previously) · la prius (occurring previously)

earlier en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈɜː.lɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈɝliɚ/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. (comparative, form-of) comparative form of early: more early
    form of early
  2. previously; before now; sooner
    • I shall be late because I didn't start earlier.
    • They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.
    • From what I vaguely saw earlier this morning, when I had just woken up and was tidying my bed, a tall, bulky person left an unfamiliar box at my front door.

Translations (18)

it prima (previously; before now; sooner) · fr plus tôt (previously; before now; sooner) · pt antes (previously; before now; sooner) · izh enneppäin (previously; before now; sooner) · de vorher (previously; before now; sooner) · pl wcześniej (previously; before now; sooner) · pt mais cedo (previously; before now; sooner) · grc πρότερον (previously; before now; sooner) · got 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (previously; before now; sooner) · fi aiemmin (previously; before now; sooner) · es antes (previously; before now; sooner) · ka ადრინდელი (previously; before now; sooner) · txb parwe (previously; before now; sooner) · fi aikaisemmin (previously; before now; sooner) · sv tidigare (previously; before now; sooner) · xmf ადრეიანი (previously; before now; sooner) · eo antaŭe (previously; before now; sooner) · no tidligere (previously; before now; sooner)