early
US: /ˈɝɫi/
UK: /ˈɜːli/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
early /'ə:li/- tính từ
- sớm, ban đầu, đầu mùa
- an early riser: người hay dậy sớm
- early prunes: mận sớm, mận đầu mùa
- gần đây
- at an early date: vào một ngày gần đây
- sớm, ban đầu, đầu mùa
- phó từ
- sớm, ở lúc ban đầu, ở đầu mùa
- to rise early: dậy sớm
- early in the morning: vào lúc sáng sớm
- early enough
- vừa đúng lúc
- earlier on
- trước đây
- early in the list
- ở đầu danh sách
- as early as the 19th century
- ngay từ thế kỷ 19
- they got up a bit early for you
- (thông tục) chúng láu cá hơn anh, chúng ta đã lừa được anh rồi
- sớm, ở lúc ban đầu, ở đầu mùa
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, adverb+ adjective (earlier, earliest)
1 near the beginning of a period of time, an event etc: the early morning + my earliest memories + The project is still in the early stages. + the early 1990s + in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning) + The earliest possible date I can make it is the third. + He's in his early twenties. + Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career) + Early booking is essential, as space is limited. + The ruling overturned the court's earlier decision. + The earliest description of this species dates from 1703.
2 arriving, or done before the usual, expected or planned time: You're early! I wasn't expecting you till seven. + The bus was ten minutes early. + an early breakfast + Let's make an early start tomorrow. + She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning) + He learnt to play the piano at an early age. + early potatoes (= that are ready to eat at the beginning of the season)
Antonym: LATE
earliness noun [U]: In spite of the earliness of the hour there were crowds all over town.
Idioms: an early bird (humorous) a person who gets up, arrives, etc. very early: You're an early bird this morning!
at your earliest convenience (written, business) as soon as possible: Please telephone at your earliest convenience.
it's early days (yet) (BrE) used to say that it is too soon to be sure how a situation will develop: It's early days yet. We don't know if the play will be a success.
more at BRIGHT adj., HOUR, NIGHT
+ adverb (earlier, earliest)
1 near the beginning of a period of time, an event, a piece of work, etc: early in the week / year / season / morning + The best rooms go to those who book earliest. + We arrived early the next day. + We meet the hero quite early in the film. + He started writing music as early as 1989.
Antonym: LATE - SOON
2 before the usual, expected or planned time: The bus came five minutes early. + I woke up early this morning. + The baby arrived earlier than expected. + early flowering plants
Antonym: LATE
3 (earlier) before the present time or the time mentioned: As I mentioned earlier ... + a week earlier + She had seen him earlier in the day.
Antonym: LATER
Idioms
early on at an early stage of a situation, relationship, period of time, etc: I knew quite early on that I wanted to marry her.
Thesaurus dictionary
adv.
1 beforehand, ahead (of time), prematurely:
I arrived too early and had to wait.
2 anciently, initially, originally, at or near the start or beginning:
Plants appeared early in the development of life forms on earth.
3 betimes, at cock crow or cock's-crow, at (the crack or break of) dawn, at daybreak:
You're up early this morning!
adj.
4 untimely, premature; inopportune, inappropriate:
The early fruit isn't as sweet.
5 initial, beginning, original, first, pioneer, advanced:
He was one of the earliest writers on the subject.
6 primeval, primitive, primordial, ancient, old, prehistoric, antediluvian, original; antique, antiquated:
The Olduvai Gorge has yielded up many early humanoid fossils.
Collocation
VERBS
be, feel, seem
ADV.
extremely, really, very | a bit, fairly, a little, quite, rather, relatively
I'm sorry I'm a bit early.
| surprisingly
These discoveries were made at a surprisingly early date.
PREP.
for
It's a little early for lunch.
| in
He discovered these pleasures early in life.
Concise dictionary
earlier|earliest'ɜːlɪadj.
+at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
+being or occurring at an early stage of development
+belonging to the distant past
+very young
+of an early stage in the development of a language or literature
+expected in the near future
adv.
+during an early stage
+before the usual time or the time expected
+in good time
