earlier
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝliɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɜː.lɪə/
- Hyphenation: ear‧li‧er
Adjective
[edit]earlier
- comparative form of early: more early
- occurring previously
- I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.
- I'd seen earlier (in the day).
- 1958 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 412:
- To me it seems that extensive investment in relatively low-powered units may have the same ultimate result of motive power shortage as that which afflicts the London Midland Region today, and which has compelled the re-engining of some of the earlier multiple-unit diesel train sets.
- 2019 February 3, “UN Study: China, US, Japan Lead World AI Development”, in Voice of America[1], archived from the original on 7 February 2019:
- Machine learning uses computer algorithms to teach machines to make independent decisions by learning from earlier or existing behavior.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]occurring previously
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Adverb
[edit]earlier
- comparative form of early: more early
- previously; before now; sooner
- From what I vaguely saw earlier this morning, when I had just woken up and was tidying my bed, a tall, bulky person left an unfamiliar box at my front door.
- I shall be late because I didn't start earlier.
- They were looking for some measuring equipment they had placed in the ice earlier.
Translations
[edit]previously; before now; sooner
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