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earliest

Pronunciation: [ˈɜrliəst]

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Learn how to use earliest in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

Context: “time”

(adjective) the first or the soonest time something happens. If something is the earliest, it occurs before anything else. For example, if you wake up at the earliest time of 6 AM, no one wakes up before you.

Example

I like to go to the earliest movies so that I have time for other plans afterward.

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Yesterday, I did not wake up at the earliest time; I slept in until 10 AM.

Example

What is the earliest time you can arrive at school?

Context: “development”

(adjective) the first stage or moment in something, often used to describe when things are new or just starting. It means something that happens at the beginning of a process or event.

Example

The earliest versions of the game were quite simple but fun.

Example

The company stopped making the earliest models of the phone because they had many problems.

Example

What was the earliest memory you have of your childhood?

How to pronounce earliest

Pronunciation: [ˈɜrliəst]

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