earlier

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝliɚ/

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜː.lɪə/
• Hyphenation: ear‧li‧er

Adjective

earlier

1. comparative form of early: more early
2. occurring previously

   I shall be late because I missed the earlier train.

   • 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.

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Translations

occurring previously

• Danish: tidligere (da)
• Esperanto: antaŭa
• Finnish: aiempi (fi), aikaisempi (fi)
• German: vorherig (de)
• Greek: προηγούμενος (el) m (proïgoúmenos)

  Ancient: πρότερος (próteros)

• Italian: precedente (it)
• Latin: prius (la)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tidligere (no)

• Polish: wcześniejszy
• Portuguese: precedente (pt), anterior (pt)
• Swedish: tidigare (sv)

Adverb

earlier

1. comparative form of early: more early
2. previously; before now; sooner

   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

previously; before now; sooner

• Esperanto: antaŭe
• Finnish: aikaisemmin (fi), aiemmin (fi)
• French: plus tôt
• Georgian: ადრინდელი (adrindeli)
• German: vorher (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌹𐍃 (airis)
• Greek:

  Ancient: πρότερον (próteron)

• Ingrian: enneppäin
• Italian: prima (it)
• Mingrelian: ადრეიანი (adreiani)
• Polish: wcześniej (pl)
• Portuguese: antes (pt)
• Spanish: antes (es)
• Swedish: tidigare (sv)
• Tocharian B: parwe

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