| earlier | | |
| adj. | 1. earlier, earliest | (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" |
| ~ comparative, comparative degree | the comparative form of an adjective or adverb.; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" |
| ~ early | at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time.; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties" |
| adv. | 2. before, earlier | 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" |
| adv. | 3. earlier, sooner | comparatives of `soon' or `early'.; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" |
| adv. | 4. earlier, in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with | before now.; "why didn't you tell me in the first place?" |
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