earlier
What is the Definition of earlier?
Adjective:
- (comparative and superlative of `early')
- at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
- being or occurring at an early stage of development
- belonging to the distant past
- very young
- of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
- expected in the near future
Adverb:
- earlier in time; previously
- comparatives of `soon' or `early'
- before now
- during an early stage
- before the usual time or the time expected
- in good time
How can I use earlier in a sentence?
The vault that was searched had in fact been emptied earlier that same day.
Harry sat down opposite the ghost in the ruff he would seen earlier.
D'you think that was a centaur we heard earlier? said Harry.
Everything went according to the plan we made earlier. - Все прошло в соответствии с планом, который мы составили ранее.
The knot he undid earlier kept coming loose again. - Узел, который он ранее развязал, снова постоянно ослаблялся.
Other meanings of earlier (synonyms, cognates).
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