English search results for: earlier

#1

adverb

Definitions:

  1. earlier, before, previously, first
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#2

adjective

Definitions:

  1. ahead, in front, leading
  2. basic
  3. former
  4. previous, earlier, preceding, prior
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#3

adverb

Definitions:

  1. before, previously, first, before this, earlier
  2. forwards
  3. in front/advance of
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#4

adjective

Definitions:

  1. (COMP) nearer
  2. (SUPER) next
  3. least
  4. near/on this side
  5. sooner/earlier, urgent
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Frequent, top 2000+ words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#5

adverb

Definitions:

  1. before now/then
  2. before this time, up til now
  3. in the past
  4. previously, earlier
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#6

adjective

Definitions:

  1. (COMP) arriving/appearing/occurring earlier/sooner
  2. swift/rapid, at speed
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 10,000 words
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#7

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. a logically prior proposition
  2. earlier times/events/actions
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#8

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: masculine

Definitions:

  1. ancestors (pl.), forefathers, predecessors, people of an earlier time
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#9

adjective

Definitions:

  1. appearing/occurring earlier
  2. sooner, prompter
  3. swifter, more speedy/rapid
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#10

adverb

Definitions:

  1. before now/then
  2. before this time, up til now
  3. in the past
  4. previously, earlier
  • Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#11

noun

  • declension: 3rd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. earlier events
  2. old traditions/ways
  3. old/ancient times (pl.), antiquity
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: For Dictionary, in top 20,000 words
  • Source: General, unknown or too common to say
#12

adjective

Definitions:

  1. earlier, previous, former
  2. that is before, foremost
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: 2 or 3 citations
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)
#13

noun

  • declension: 2nd declension
  • gender: neuter

Definitions:

  1. meal taken earlier in the day than the main meal
  • Age: In use throughout the ages/unknown
  • Area: All or none
  • Geography: All or none
  • Frequency: Having only single citation in Oxford Latin Dictionary or Lewis + Short
  • Source: “Oxford Latin Dictionary”, 1982 (OLD)