Earlier meaning in Hindi

earlier (adj) = (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

Synonyms: earlier, earliest

• Usage: a fashion popular in earlier times
• Usage: his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
• Usage: Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera

earlier (adj) = at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

Synonyms: early

• Usage: early morning
• Usage: an early warning
• Usage: early diagnosis
• Usage: an early death
• Usage: took early retirement
• Usage: an early spring
• Usage: early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties

earlier (adj) = being or occurring at an early stage of development

Synonyms: early

• Usage: in an early stage
• Usage: early forms of life
• Usage: early man
• Usage: an early computer

earlier (adj) = belonging to the distant past

Synonyms: early, former, other

• Usage: the early inhabitants of Europe
• Usage: former generations
• Usage: in other times

earlier (adj) = very young

Synonyms: early

• Usage: at an early age

earlier (adj) = of an early stage in the development of a language or literature

Synonyms: early

• Usage: the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.
• Usage: Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700

earlier (adj) = expected in the near future

Synonyms: early

• Usage: look for an early end to the negotiations

earlier (adv) = earlier in time; previously

Synonyms: earlier, before

• Usage: I had known her before
• Usage: as I said before
• Usage: he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
• Usage: her parents had died four years earlier
• Usage: I mentioned that problem earlier

earlier (adv) = comparatives of `soon' or `early'

Synonyms: sooner, earlier

• Usage: Come a little sooner, if you can
• Usage: came earlier than I expected

earlier (adv) = before now

Synonyms: in_the_first_place, earlier, in_the_beginning, to_begin_with, originally

• Usage: why didn't you tell me in the first place?