earlier

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, 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 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) 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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