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41early — see the early bird catches the worm the early man never borrows from the late man early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise …
42Early — /err lee/, n. Jubal Anderson /jooh beuhl/, 1816 94, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War. * * * (as used in expressions) Early American furniture Early Netherlandish art Early Jubal Anderson * * * …
43early on — 1. adjective Early in a process. 2. adverb At an early stage. Those who got rich were those who joined the company very early on and took some of their pay in stock …
44early — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Near the beginning] Syn. initial, first, ancient, prehistoric, primitive, primeval, primal, pioneer, pioneering, trailblazing, beginning, prime, new, fresh, budding, raw; see also old 3 . Ant. late*, modern,… …
45early — [OE] Broken down into its equivalent parts in modern English, early means ‘before ly’. It was a compound formed from Old English ǣr (ancestor of modern English ere ‘before’) and the adverb ending ly, modelled probably on the parallel Old Norse… …
46early — adv 1. initially, at the start, early in the game, Chiefly Brit. early on, Scot. timeously. 2. at daybreak, matutinally, at the break or crack of dawn, with cock s crow, with the birds. 3. prematurely, precociously, too soon; untimely, ahead of… …
47early — / ɜ:lɪ/ adjective, adverb before the usual time ● The mail arrived early. ● We retired early and bought a house in Cornwall. ♦ at an early date very soon …
48early — / ɜ:lɪ/ adjective, adverb before the usual time ● The mail arrived early. ♦ to take early retirement to retire from work before the usual age ■ adjective at the beginning of a period of time ● He took an early flight to Paris …
49early — [OE] Broken down into its equivalent parts in modern English, early means ‘before ly’. It was a compound formed from Old English ǣr (ancestor of modern English ere ‘before’) and the adverb ending ly, modelled probably on the parallel Old Norse… …
50early on — adverb Date: 1928 at or during an early point or stage < the reasons were obvious early on in the experiment > Usage: This adverb is sometimes objected to in American writing as an obtrusive Briticism. It is a relative newcomer to the language,… …
