adjective

early

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The meaning (definition) of the word early

before the usual or expected time

The word early used in a sentence

“We woke up early to watch the sunrise.”

How the word early is said around the world

Frenchtôt (toh)
Spanishtemprano (taymp-RAH-noh)
Mandarin早 (dzow)
Hindiजल्दी (GYUL-dee)
Arabicمبكر (MOO-bah-keer)
Russianрано (RAH-nu)
Portuguese (EU)cedo (SAY-duu)
Portuguese (BR)cedo (SAY-duu)
Japanese早く (hah-YAH-ku)
Germanfrüh (frew)
Urduجلد (gyahld)
Punjabiਜਲਦੀ (GYU-luh-dee)
Korean일찍 (eel-JEEG)
Hebrewמוקדם
Greekνωρίς (noh-REES)
Dutchvroeg (vrookh)
Tagalogmaaga (mahgah)
Vietnamesesớm (SUR-m)
Turkisherken (ER-kyan)
Persianزود (zood)
Polishwcześnie (FCHESH-nye)
Ukrainianрано (RAH-noh)
Bengaliআগে (AH-gay)
Swedishtidigt (TEE-dikt)
Italianpresto (PRES-toh)

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