Earliest — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɛndoʊsˈɪɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɜːlɪɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɜːlɪɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /ˌɛndoʊsˈɪɾɪk/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

other soonest former earlier early

Antonyms

late middle

Parts of Speech

adjective	(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early “a fashion popular in earlier times”
adjective	at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time “early morning”
adjective	being or occurring at an early stage of development “in an early stage”
adjective	belonging to the distant past “the early inhabitants of Europe”
adjective	very young “at an early age”
adjective	of an early stage in the development of a language or literature “the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C.”
adjective	expected in the near future “look for an early end to the negotiations”
adverb	with the least delay “the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.”

Word Forms

earliness

noun

quality of coming early or earlier in time

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

frühestens

(Komparativ und Superlativ von „früh“) früher als; am frühsten

🇫🇷French

le plus tôt

(comparatif et superlatif de « début ») plus tôt que ; le plus tôt

🇪🇸Spanish

más temprano

(comparativo y superlativo de "temprano") más temprano que; más temprano

🇮🇹Italian

prima

(comparativo e superlativo di `presto') più presto di; molto presto

🇳🇱Dutch

vroegste

(vergelijkende en overtreffende trap van `vroeg') eerder dan; het vroegst

🇵🇹Portuguese

mais antigo

(comparativo e superlativo de `cedo') mais cedo que; mais cedo

🇷🇺Russian

самый ранний

(сравнительная и превосходная степень слова «ранний») более ранний, чем; самый ранний

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जल्द से जल्द

(`प्रारंभिक' का तुलनात्मक और अतिशयोक्तिपूर्ण) इससे भी पहले; सबसे जल्दी

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রথম দিকে

(তুলনামূলক এবং `প্রাথমিক'-এর শ্রেষ্ঠত্ব) এর চেয়ে বেশি তাড়াতাড়ি; সবচেয়ে তাড়াতাড়ি

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆரம்ப

('ஆரம்ப' என்பதன் ஒப்பீட்டு மற்றும் மிகைப்படுத்தல்) விட ஆரம்பமானது; மிக ஆரம்பத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రారంభ

('ప్రారంభ' యొక్క తులనాత్మక మరియు అతిశయోక్తి) కంటే ముందుగానే; చాలా ముందుగానే

🇮🇳Marathi

सर्वात लवकर

('लवकर' चे तुलनात्मक आणि श्रेष्ठ) पेक्षा लवकर; सर्वात लवकर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સૌથી વહેલું

('પ્રારંભિક' નું તુલનાત્મક અને શ્રેષ્ઠ) કરતાં વધુ વહેલું; સૌથી વહેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮುಂಚಿನ

(ತುಲನಾತ್ಮಕ ಮತ್ತು `ಆರಂಭದ' ಅತ್ಯುನ್ನತ) ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಆರಂಭಿಕ; ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮುಂಚಿನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഏറ്റവും നേരത്തെ

('നേരത്തെ' എന്നതിൻ്റെ താരതമ്യവും അതിശ്രേഷ്ഠവും) അധികം നേരത്തെ; ഏറ്റവും നേരത്തെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ

('ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ' ਦਾ ਤੁਲਨਾਤਮਕ ਅਤੇ ਉੱਤਮ) ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ; ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਜਲਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

سب سے جلد

('ابتدائی' کا تقابلی اور اعلیٰ) سے زیادہ ابتدائی؛ سب سے جلد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

最早的

（“early”的比较级和最高级）早于；最早

🇯🇵Japanese

最も早い

(「early」の比較級および最上級) よりも早い。最も早い

🇰🇷Korean

가장 빠른

('early'의 비교급 및 최상급) more early than; 가장 일찍

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sớm nhất

(so sánh và so sánh nhất của `sớm') sớm hơn; sớm nhất

🇹🇭Thai

เร็วที่สุด

(เปรียบเทียบและขั้นสูงสุดของ `ต้น') เร็วกว่า; เร็วที่สุด

🇮🇩Indonesian

paling awal

(komparatif dan superlatif dari `awal') lebih awal dari; paling awal

🇵🇭Filipino

pinakamaaga

(comparative at superlatibo ng `maaga') mas maaga kaysa; pinaka maaga

🇲🇾Malay

terawal

(perbandingan dan superlatif `awal') lebih awal daripada; paling awal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أقرب

(صيغة المقارنة والتفضيل لـ "مبكرًا") في وقت مبكر أكثر من؛ في وقت مبكر للغاية

🇮🇷Persian

اولین

(مقایسه و مضاعف «زود») زودتر از; زودترین

🇹🇷Turkish

en erken

("erken" kelimesinin karşılaştırmalı ve üstünlük hali) daha erken; en erken

🇮🇱Hebrew

המוקדם ביותר

(השוואה וסופרלטיב של `מוקדם') מוקדם יותר מאשר; הכי מוקדם

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The primary meaning of 'earliest' is '(comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early'.

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