Hyphenation of early

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word early ? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ear-ly

Definitions of early :

1.
At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
Early morning An early warning Early diagnosis An early death Took early retirement An early spring Early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties
2.
Being or occurring at an early stage of development
In an early stage Early forms of life Early man An early computer
3.
Belonging to the distant past
The early inhabitants of Europe Former generations In other times
4.
Very young
At an early age
5.
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. Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700
6.
Expected in the near future
Look for an early end to the negotiations
7.
During an early stage
Early on in her career
8.
Before the usual time or the time expected
She graduated early The house was completed ahead of time
9.
In good time
He awoke betimes that morning

Synonyms of early :

adj early, aboriginal, primal, primeval, primaeval, primordial, advance, beforehand, archean, archaean, archeozoic, archaeozoic, azoic, earlier, earliest, earlyish, matutinal, premature, untimely, previous, premature, proterozoic, proto, wee, first
adj early, archaic, primitive, new, young, crude, primitive, rude, embryonic, embryotic, incipient, inchoate, precocious
adj former, other, past
adj young, immature
adj early, Old
adj future
advearly on
advahead of time, too soon
adv betimes

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