earlier

UKəːliər US'ə:lıə

معنی فارسی

زودتر

ریشه

From Old English 'ǣrlīce', from 'ǣr' (before) + '-līce' (like).

مثال

ترکیب‌های رایج

Earlier than Earlier in the day Earlier this week Earlier this year

adverb

(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”
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”
comparatives of `soon' or `early' “Come a little sooner, if you can” “came earlier than I expected”
before now “why didn't you tell me in the first place?”