FIRST vs EARLIER: NOUN
- Immediately.
- The highest rank in an examination for honors: as, he got a first in mathematics. See double-first.
- Same as first base (which see, above).
- The interval and concord of the unison or prime. See unison and prime.
- In music: The voice or instrument that takes the highest or chief part in its class, especially in an orchestra or chorus; a leader of a part or group of performers.
- That which is first; the beginning. or that which makes or constitutes a beginning.
- Time; time granted; respite: same as frist.
- An honours degree of the highest class
- The first element in a countable series
- The first or highest in an ordering or series
- The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base
- The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
- The time at which something is supposed to begin
- The ordinal number matching the number one in a series.
- The one coming, occurring, or ranking before or above all others.
- The beginning; the outset.
- The voice or instrument highest in pitch or carrying the principal part.
- The transmission gear or corresponding gear ratio used to produce the range of lowest drive speeds in a motor vehicle.
- The winning position in a contest.
- First base.
- A first baseman.
- The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the air, and has a preëminence in the combined effect.
- N/A
FIRST vs EARLIER: ADJECTIVE
- Serving to set in motion
- Corresponding in order to the number one.
- Coming before all others in order or location.
- Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest
- Occurring or acting before all others in time; earliest.
- Ranking above all others, as in importance or quality; foremost.
- Of, related to, or being a member of the US president's household.
- Serving to begin
- Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections
- Preceding all others in time or space or degree
- Ranking above all others
- Indicating the beginning unit in a series
- An officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to the captain.
- In the merchant service, same as First mate (above).
- Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed
- The earliest effects or results.
- The floor next above the ground floor.
- Sunday; -- so called by the Friends.
- Same as Christian name. See under Name, n.
- From the first or original source; without the intervention of any agent.
- See under Blush.
- Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest.
- Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.
- The solid foundation of coarse stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next coat.
- (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early
- Occurring at a prior time.
- Comparative form of early: more early
- Occurring previously
FIRST vs EARLIER: ADVERB
- Before anything else
- The initial time
- Before another in time, space, or importance
- Prominently forward
- Before or above all others in time, order, rank, or importance.
- For the first time.
- Rather; preferably.
- In the first place; to begin with; firstly.
- Before now
- Comparatives of `soon' or `early'
- Previously; before now; sooner
- Earlier in time; previously
FIRST vs EARLIER: OTHER WORD TYPES
- Highest, chief, principal, capital, foremost, leading.
- Synonyms Primary, primordial, original, primitive, pristine, earliest. See comparison under primary.
- Foremost in importance or estimation; before or superior to all others in character, quality, or degree: as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece; the part of first villain in a play; wheat of the first grade; specifically, in music, highest or chief among several voices or instruments of the same class: as, first alto; first horn.
- Foremost in place; before all others from the point of view or consideration: as, the first man in a rank or line.
- Foremost in time; preceding all others of the kind in order of time: as, Adam was the first man; I was the first guest to arrive.
- Being before all others; being the initial unit or aggregate in order of occurrence or arrangement as to time, place, or rank: the ordinal of one.
- Hence Sooner; before doing or suffering (that is, so as not to do or suffer) some act or result: as, I will not do it, I will die first.
- Before all others in place or progression, rank, order of time, etc.
- Used to start a car moving
- (idiom) (off/thing) From the start; immediately.
- Most early
- Earlier in time
- Previously
FIRST vs EARLIER: RELATED WORDS
- Freshman, Original, Prime, Premier, Outset, Best, Oldest, Start, Top, Maiden, Opening, Initial, Inaugural, Beginning, 1st
- Previously, Preceding, Recently, Prior, Ago, Later, Previous, To begin with, Last, In the first place, In the beginning, Sooner, Past, Originally, Before
FIRST vs EARLIER: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Premiere, Freshman, Original, Prime, Premier, Best, Oldest, Start, Top, Maiden, Opening, Initial, Inaugural, Beginning, 1st
- Initial, Shortly, Late, Pervious, First, Preceding, Recently, Prior, Ago, Later, Previous, Last, Sooner, Past, Before
FIRST vs EARLIER: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
- If there is a colon, the first letter of the first word after the colon would be capitalized.
- RATIONALETHE IMPORTANCE OF COUNSEL AT FIRST APPEARANCEAppearing for the first time in court without an attorney is a reality for indigent defendants in Michigan.
- First Name Last Name, Edition if given and not first edition, vol.
- FIRST AID ROOMStudents who become ill during class should request a pass from their teacher to go to the First Aid Room.
- The first date you go to court is called the first mention date.
- This is your first and only chance to make a first impression and really capture the attention of the committee.
- In the first place, he need do nothing unless the movanthas met the first of his two burdens.
- If there is no author listed, list the title of the article first, capitalizing the first word.
- First, it is a decision of the First Circuit to which this Court owes direct allegiance.
- First to file is basically, whoever files their claim first, will get paid first.
- Should manual external cephalic version be done earlier?
- Anyway, you should have seen Corporal Sykes earlier.
- Thanks so much for your prompt response earlier.
- The earlier the diagnosis, the earlier the intervention, the better outcome.
- Receiving the payment a year earlier allows you to redeploy the principal into another investment a year earlier.
- There are also marginal notes referring to laws in earlier volumes and to earlier and later matters in the same volume.
- Because girls mature at an earlier age than boys, their growth plates change into hard bone at an earlier age.
- The earlier you apply, the earlier you will receive your award information.
- Other organisms may have produced the earlier oxygen, or cyanobacteria may have evolved earlier than thought.
- It is well said that earlier you file, the earlier your return may possibly be processed.
FIRST vs EARLIER: QUESTIONS
- When were hieroglyphs first translated into English?
- Which one occurs first pollination or fertilization?
- When was guaiacol vanillin first used commercially?
- What was the first nondenominational Christian church?
- When was generalized anxiety disorder first diagnosed?
- What are first order linear differential equations?
- Who invented the first invented the first ice cone?
- Will tickets for the open at St Andrews be first-come first-served?
- Who introduced the first first psychological therapy?
- When was the first Honorary Oscar award first awarded?
- Why do perfectionists die earlier than conscientious people?
- Should the Ebola Emergency have been declared earlier?
- What observation had Gratiano earlier made about Antonio?
- How did emblematic works borrow from earlier exemplars?
- Should Worsfold have left Essendon earlier this year?
- What triggered Harry and Meghan's earlier arguments?
- Do men find women with earlier menopause attractive?
- Does Broms assumption overestimate the ultimate earlier?
- Does going to sleep earlier at night help you wake up earlier?
- What happens when you get up earlier and earlier each night?