earlier en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɜː.lɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɝliɚ/ (General-American)
Meanings
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(comparative, form-of) comparative form of early: more early
form of early
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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
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)