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" During the early stages of an industry, when the functionality and reliability of a product isn't yet adequate to meet customer's needs, a proprietary solution is almost always the right solution - because it allows you to knit all the pieces together in an optimized way."
Clayton Christensen

Meaning of "early" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EARLY

Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣrere + -līce-ly²; related to Old Norse arliga.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EARLY

ˈɜːlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EARLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Early can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES EARLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of early in the English dictionary

The first definition of early in the dictionary is before the expected or usual time. Other definition of early is occurring in or characteristic of the first part of a period or sequence. Early is also occurring in or characteristic of a period far back in time.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EARLY

Burghley · Burleigh · burley · burly · curli · curly · girlie · girly · gurly · hurley · hurly · hurly-burly · murly · pearly · surly · swirly · twirly · whirly · wurley · wurlie

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EARLY

earlship · early admission · early adopter · Early American · early bird · Early Christian · Early Church · early closing · early closing day · early days · early doors · Early English · early leaver · early man · early music · early purple orchid · Early Renaissance · early retirement · early riser · early warning

WORDS THAT END LIKE EARLY

clearly · dearly · gnarly · half-yearly · intracellularly · irregularly · linearly · marly · nearly · not nearly · particularly · peculiarly · perpendicularly · popularly · regularly · scholarly · similarly · singularly · spectacularly · yearly

Synonyms and antonyms of early in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «EARLY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «early» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «early» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF EARLY

Find out the translation of early to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of early from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «early» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

早的
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

temprano
570 millions of speakers
en

English

early
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

जल्दी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُبَكِّر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

ранний
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cedo
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গোড়ার দিকে
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

précoce
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Awal
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

früh
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

早い
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

빨리
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Awal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sớm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஆரம்ப
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

लवकर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

erken
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

in anticipo
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

wcześniejszy
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

рано
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

devreme
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πρόωρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vroeë
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tidig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tidlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of early

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EARLY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of early
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «early».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about early

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «EARLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word early.
1
Ferran Adria
If a child plays sport early in childhood, and doesn't give it up, he will play sport for the rest of his life. And if children have a connection with, and are involved in the preparation of, the food they eat, then it will be normal for them to cook these kind of meals, and they will go on cooking them for the rest of their lives.
2
Linwood Barclay
Even if I couldn't get my early novels published, I could still write. I went into newspapers, where I got paid to write every day. If there's a better school for would-be novelists, I don't know what it is.
3
Karen Bass
My father was from the South and turned me into a news junkie at a very early age. I would sit and watch TV with him.
4
James Henry Breasted
By 3000 B.C. the art of Egypt was so ripe and so far advanced that it is surprising to find any student of early culture proposing that the crude contemporary art of the early Babylonians is the product of a civilization earlier than that of the Nile.
5
Clayton Christensen
During the early stages of an industry, when the functionality and reliability of a product isn't yet adequate to meet customer's needs, a proprietary solution is almost always the right solution - because it allows you to knit all the pieces together in an optimized way.
6
John Henrik Clarke
The people and the cultures of what is known as Africa are older than the word 'Africa.' According to most records, old and new, Africans are the oldest people on the face of the earth. The people now called Africans not only influenced the Greeks and the Romans, they influenced the early world before there was a place called Europe.
7
Brian Clough
We used to go to the pictures every Saturday night but we had to leave a little bit early and get home and watch Match of the Day - and my wife still complains she missed the last five minutes of every film we saw.
8
Judy Collins
I sang in the coffee houses of the country in the early '60s with no idea of success in terms of records or television. I just thought I was a storyteller. I didn't even think of myself as a singer.
9
Anderson Cooper
If you learn the language of loss early, I think you seek out others who have experienced the same thing, who speak that same language of loss.
10
Cat Cora
I believe that parents need to make nutrition education a priority in their home environment. It's crucial for good health and longevity to instill in your children sound eating habits from an early age.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EARLY»

Discover the use of early in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to early and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Museum of Early American Tools
Absorbing book describes, in detail, farm tools and kitchen implements and how they were made.
Eric Sloane, 2002
2
Early Warning: Using Competitive Intelligence to Anticipate ...
Companies at risk; What do you know about strategic; The competitive early warning system; Early warning at work.
Benjamin Gilad, 2004
3
Inclusive Early Childhood Education: Development, Resources, ...
Updated throughout, this edition also introduces videos that are available for viewing at the Early Childhood Education Media Library, allowing students to see text concepts brought to life in real classroom settings.
Penny Deiner, 2012
4
Families of Early Hartford, Connecticut
This remarkable work contains the genealogical records of over 950 families of early Hartford, Connecticut.
Lucius Barnes Barbour, 1977
5
Hitler's War
A first entry in a new series by the Hugo Award-winning author of The Man with the Iron Heart portrays an alternate universe in which the outcome of World War II is profoundly changed by British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain's refusal ...
Harry Turtledove, 2009
6
Reading Early American Handwriting
This book is designed to teach you how to read and understand the handwriting found in documents commonly used in genealogical research.
Kip Sperry, 1998
7
Contemporary Perspectives on Social Learning in Early ...
Social epistemology is a broad set of approaches to the study of knowledge and to gain information about the social dimensions.
Olivia N. Saracho, Bernard Spodek, 2007
8
Early Modern Jewry: A New Cultural History
Early Modern Jewry boldly offers a new history of the early modern Jewish experience.
David B. Ruderman, 2010
9
Early Warning Systems for Natural Disaster Reduction: With ...
This book offers a comprehensive account of early warning systems developed for hydro-meteorological disasters such as floods, storms, etc. and for geological disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic activity or mountain hazards.
Jochen Zschau, Andreas N. Küppers, 2003
10
Ordained Women in the Early Church: A Documentary History
With this book, church historians Kevin Madigan and Carolyn Osiek present fully translated literary, epigraphical, and canonical references to women in early church offices.
Kevin Madigan, Carolyn Osiek, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EARLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term early is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Defending champion Michelle Wie, '14 runner-up Lewis among …
The early wave of the 156-player field is facing humid, overcast conditions on the 6,400-yard, par-70 layout. There is the possibility of strong ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Areva aware 'as early as 2006' of serious fault in nuclear reactor …
However, according to Le Canard Enchaîné, the satirical and investigative weekly, Areva was aware as early as 2006 that “a serious problem ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Detroit Tigers' Shane Greene leaves minor-league start early, likely …
... Tigers being in need of a starter for the last game before the All-Star break, it seems that Greene will be the guy, which explains his early exit. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
4
Xander Bogaerts ranks last in early All-Star 'Final Vote' rankings
So much for Red Sox Nation stepping up to get Xander Bogaerts on the All-Star team. So far, anyway. Bogaerts, who delivered the ... «Boston.com, Jul 15»
5
Using antidepressants early in pregnancy may raise birth defects risk
A large new study by U.S. and Canadian researchers suggests the use of some antidepressant drugs early in pregnancy may be linked to an ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
6
Kansas City Royals' Mike Moustakas has early lead in MLB's Final …
Mike Moustakas has the chance to make it six Royals that are sent to the All-Star game. The Royals third basemen currently leads MLB's Final ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
7
Houses evacuated as 'viable' bomb found in home in early hours
Bomb Disposal Unit Open Gallery 1 Bomb Disposal Unit. A bomb was found at a home in Kildare in the early hours of this morning. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
8
GO trains roll away from new west harbour station early Thursday
... ago GO trains roll away from new west harbour station early Thursday .... GO trains roll away from new west harbour station early Thursday ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
9
Facebook in early talks to launch audio music-streaming service
Facebook's digital music ambitions have been making headlines this month, with reports of early talks with labels linked to its trial of ... «Music Ally, Jul 15»
10
Early relative of Triceratops unearthed
The ceratopsians, horned and frilled dinosaurs that include the famous Triceratops, were one of the most successful and widespread dino ... «Science /AAAS, Jul 15»
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