Analysis Complete

earlier

/ earlier /
adjective satellite/adverb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
(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"
Similar:
early
Domain:
comparative
adverb Sense 2
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"
adverb Sense 3
before now
"why didn''t you tell me in the first place?"
adverb Sense 4
comparatives of `soon'' or `early''
"Come a little sooner, if you can"
"came earlier than I expected"
Semantic Complexity
55%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
1
Times Searched
2
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