Meaning of "earlier" : Online English Dictionary : Word Search by Wordhut.com

Meaning of earlier

1. (adj.sat.) (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"

2. (adv) earlier in time; previously; "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"

3. (adv) before now; "why didn''t you tell me in the first place?"

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

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