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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
earlier
(comparative and superlative of 'early') more early than;
most early
- a fashion popular in earlier times
- his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
- Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
• Syn:
earliest
• Similar to:
early
• Usage Domain:
comparative, comparative degree
1. earlier in time;
previously (Freq. 18)
- 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
• Syn:
before
2. comparatives of 'soon' or 'early' (Freq. 7)
- Come a little sooner, if you can
- came earlier than I expected
• Syn:
sooner
3. before now (Freq. 1)
- why didn't you tell me in the first place?
• Syn:
in the first place, in the beginning, to begin with, originally
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