earlier

English

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Adjective

earlier

1. comparative form of earlyen
2. occurring previously

   I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.

Translations

comparative of early

• Dutch: eerder (nl)
• Finnish: aiempi (fi), aikaisempi (fi)

• Portuguese: mais cedo (pt)
• Russian: более ранний (ru) (bóleje ránnij)

occurring previously

• Finnish: aiempi (fi), aikaisempi (fi)

• Portuguese: precedente (pt), anterior (pt)

Adverb

earlier

1. comparative form of earlyen
2. previously; before now; sooner

   I shall be late because I didn't start earlier.

Translations

comparitive of early and of soon

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 前一陣 (cmn), 前一阵 (cmn) (qián yīzhèn)

• Finnish: aikaisemmin (fi), aiemmin (fi)

• French: plus tôt (fr)
• German: früher (de), eher (de)
• Russian: раньше (ru) (rán'še), ранее (ru) (ráneje)

previously; before now; sooner

• Finnish: aikaisemmin (fi), aiemmin (fi)

• French: plus tôt (fr)