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early
adjective
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
happening
,
arriving
,
or
done
before
the
usual
or
expected
time
•
Jacob
caught
the
early
bus
to
work
.
Jacob
caught
the
early
bus
to
work
.
•
An
early
frost
damaged
the
tender
garden
plants
.
An
early
frost
damaged
the
tender
garden
plants
.
Old
English
ǣrlīce
,
from
ǣr
“
soon
,
before
”
+
‑līc
“
-ly
”.
adverb
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
before
the
usual
or
expected
time
;
sooner
than
planned
•
Let
’
s
leave
early
to
beat
the
rush-hour
traffic
.
Let
’
s
leave
early
to
beat
the
rush-hour
traffic
.
•
She
arrived
early
and
helped
set
up
the
chairs
.
She
arrived
early
and
helped
set
up
the
chairs
.
adjective
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
happening
or
done
before
the
usual
or
expected
time
•
She
caught
an
early
train
to
the
city
.
She
caught
an
early
train
to
the
city
.
•
We
had
an
early
dinner
before
the
play
.
We
had
an
early
dinner
before
the
play
.
adverb
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
before
the
usual
or
expected
time
;
sooner
than
planned
•
If
we
leave
early
,
we'll
miss
the
traffic
jams
.
If
we
leave
early
,
we'll
miss
the
traffic
jams
.
•
She
always
wakes
up
early
to
jog
around
the
park
.
She
always
wakes
up
early
to
jog
around
the
park
.
adjective
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
belonging
to
or
occurring
in
the
first
part
of
a
period
,
process
,
or
series
•
Archaeologists
studied
artifacts
from
the
early
Bronze
Age
.
Archaeologists
studied
artifacts
from
the
early
Bronze
Age
.
•
The
company
’
s
profits
doubled
in
the
early
2000s
.
The
company
’
s
profits
doubled
in
the
early
2000s
.
adverb
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
near
the
beginning
of
a
period
,
event
,
or
sequence
•
We
planted
the
seeds
early
in
the
spring
.
We
planted
the
seeds
early
in
the
spring
.
•
He
figured
it
out
early
in
the
experiment
.
He
figured
it
out
early
in
the
experiment
.
adjective
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
at
or
near
the
beginning
of
a
period
,
event
,
or
process
•
The
project
is
still
in
its
early
stages
.
The
project
is
still
in
its
early
stages
.
•
During
the
early
1990s
,
mobile
phones
were
very
large
.
During
the
early
1990s
,
mobile
phones
were
very
large
.
adjective
-
early
,
earlier
,
earliest
belonging
to
a
time
far
in
the
past
;
existing
or
happening
long
ago
•
Archaeologists
discovered
tools
made
by
early
humans
.
Archaeologists
discovered
tools
made
by
early
humans
.
•
The
museum
displays
early
Egyptian
pottery
.
The
museum
displays
early
Egyptian
pottery
.
clearly
adverb
in
a
way
that
is
easy
to
see
,
hear
,
or
understand
•
Please
speak
clearly
so
everyone
at
the
back
can
hear
you
.
Please
speak
clearly
so
everyone
at
the
back
can
hear
you
.
•
Through
the
freshly
washed
window
,
we
could
see
the
snow-capped
mountains
clearly
.
Through
the
freshly
washed
window
,
we
could
see
the
snow-capped
mountains
clearly
.
adverb
without
doubt
;
obviously
•
Clearly
,
we
need
more
time
to
finish
the
project
.
Clearly
,
we
need
more
time
to
finish
the
project
.
•
He
is
clearly
not
interested
in
the
proposal
.
He
is
clearly
not
interested
in
the
proposal
.
nearly
adverb
almost
but
not
completely
or
not
quite
•
I
nearly
fell
off
my
bike
when
a
dog
darted
across
the
road
.
I
nearly
fell
off
my
bike
when
a
dog
darted
across
the
road
.
•
They
nearly
forgot
their
passports
before
leaving
for
the
airport
.
They
nearly
forgot
their
passports
before
leaving
for
the
airport
.
from
Middle
English
"
nerely
",
a
blend
of
"
nere
" (
near
)
+
"
-ly
"
adverb
used
before
numbers
or
amounts
to
mean
approximately
•
The
mountain
is
nearly
3
,
000
meters
high
.
The
mountain
is
nearly
3
,
000
meters
high
.
•
It
took
nearly
two
hours
to
finish
the
puzzle
.
It
took
nearly
two
hours
to
finish
the
puzzle
.
same
origin
as
other
sense
:
from
Middle
English
"
nerely
",
blend
of
"
nere
" (
near
)
+
adverbial
suffix
"
-ly
"