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Earlier

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Definitions for Earlier

adjective
(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than
Synonyms
Examples
  1. most early
  2. a fashion popular in earlier times
  3. his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
  4. Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera
adverb
earlier in time
Synonyms
Examples
  1. previously
  2. I had known her before
  3. as I said before
  4. he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
  5. her parents had died four years earlier
  6. I mentioned that problem earlier
adverb
comparatives of `soon' or `early'
Synonyms
Examples
  1. Come a little sooner, if you can
  2. came earlier than I expected
adverb
before now
Synonyms
in the first place in the beginning to begin with originally
Examples
  1. why didn't you tell me in the first place?

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