Meaning of early | Babel Free

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1. A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
   informal
2. A surname
3. A surname.
4. At an early stage or point: Early on in the movie, the main character loses his job.
5. early, early on
6. early on, not long after the beginning.
7. Jubal Anderson, 1816–94, Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
8. Before the expected time:ahead, beforehand, betimes.
9. vroegtydigheid, vroegheid تَبْـكير ранина prontidão časnost die Frühe det at være tidlig πρωιμότητα, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. έγκαιρο(ς) prontitud; precocidad varasus زود بودن aikaisuus heure peu avancée; précocitéהשכמה प्रारंभिकता skorost időelőttiség kecepatan snemma dags; það að koma of snemma l'essere all'inizio; precocità 早さ 빠름 ankstumas, ankstyvumas agrums keawalan vroegtijdigheid det å være tidlig (przed)wczesność ژر ده prontidão oră matinală; precocitate начало včasnosť zgodn...
10. someone who gets up early or who acts before others do. staan vroeg op, kom vroeg المُبَكّـر ، من يَسْبق غيره ранна прица madrugador ranní ptáče der Frühaufsteher morgenmand πρωινός τύπος, κπ. που βρίσκεται πρώτος στο πόδι madrugador varane tõusja سحرخیز؛ پیشرو aamuvirkku personne matinale מַשׁכִּים קוּם जल्दी आने वाला ranoranioc korán kelő orang rajin morgunhani, árrisull maður mattiniero 早起きの人 아침 일찍 일어나는 사람 ankstyvas paukštis tāds, kas agri ceļas orang yang bangun awal vroege opstaander mor...
11. adv. temprano, pronto; as ___ as possible → lo más ___ posible;
12. Of or occurring near the beginning of a given series, period of time, or course of events: in the early morning; scored two runs in the early innings.
13. Of or belonging to a previous or remote period of time: the early inhabitants of the British Isles.
14. Occurring, developing, or appearing before the expected or usual time: an early spring; an early retirement.

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Examples

“On my first day on the watch after leaving the shoplifting squad I paraded on earlies but had completely forgotten to take my ear ring off.”

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