THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM

Meaning of THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM in English

( saying ) the person who takes the opportunity to do sth before other people will have an advantage over them

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM — one who arrives early has the advantage, he who comes first receives the benefits
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM — Ранняя птичка ловит червя. Ср. Какая пташка раньше проснулась, та скорее и корму нашла. Ранняя пташка носок прочищает, а поздняя …
Английские поговорки
BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORM — I Any of thousands of species of unrelated invertebrate animals that typically have a soft, slender, elongated body with no …
Английский словарь Британика
EARLY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Early American furniture Early Netherlandish art Early Jubal Anderson
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
EARLY — I. ˈərlē, ˈə̄l-, ˈəil- adverb ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English erly, from Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣr early, soon …
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CATCHES — present third singular of catch plural of catch
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EARLY — (adv.) In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EARLY — — earliness , n. /err"lee/ , adv., earlier, earliest , adj., earlier, earliest , n. , pl. earlies . adv. …
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EARLY — I. ˈər-lē adverb ( ear·li·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English erly, from Old English ǣrlīce, from ǣr early, soon …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
EARLY — adv soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. 2. early ·adv coming in the first part of a …
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BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
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Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
EARLY — earl|y BrE AmE ˈɜːl |i AmE ˈɝːl |i ▷ earl|ier i‿ə AmE i‿ ə r ▷ earl|iest i‿ɪst i‿əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
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WORM — / wɜːm; NAmE wɜːrm/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a long thin creature with no bones …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARLY — / ˈɜːli; NAmE ˈɜːrli/ adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( earl·ier , earli·est ) 1. near the beginning of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
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WORM — I. worm 1 /wɜːm $ wɜːrm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: wyrm 'snake, worm' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EARLY — I. ear ‧ ly 1 S1 W1 /ˈɜːli $ ˈɜːrli/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative earlier , superlative earliest ) …
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Английский основной разговорный словарь
EARLY — adj., adv., & n. --adj. & adv. (earlier, earliest) 1 before the due, usual, or expected time (was early for …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
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Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EARLY — adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. (earlier, earliest) 1 before the due, usual, or expected time (was early for …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
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Oxford English vocab
EARLY — adj., adv., & n. --adj. & adv. (earlier, earliest) 1. before the due, usual, or expected time (was early for …
Oxford English vocab
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
EARLY — ( earlier, earliest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Early means before …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EARLY — (earlier, earliest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Early means before the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WORM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES open...can of worms ▪ I just don’t know what to do – every solution …
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EARLY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a previous/earlier study ▪ The report is a summary of the work done in …
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WORM — [noun] [C] - a small animal with a long narrow soft body without arms, legs or bonesAs worms move through …
Cambridge English vocab
EARLY — [adjective], [adverb] - near the beginning of (a period of time), or before the usual, expected or planned timeIf you …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
Cambridge English vocab
WORM — n. filarial worm guinea worm dragon worm medina worm horsehair worm gordian worm tube worm Eleazar ben Judah of Worms …
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BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARLY — adj. Function: adjective 1 of, relating to, or occurring near the beginning of a period of time, a development, or …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EARLY — I. adverb 1. at or nearly at the beginning of a period, course, process, or series it is much too …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARLY — INDEX: 1. before the usual or expected time 2. too early 3. early in the morning RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORM — n. 25B6; noun . See list. vermiform, vermian, vermi-. Worms acanthocephalan nemertean acorn worm nereid annelid oligochaete arrow worm paddle …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EARLY — adj. 25B6; adjective early copies of the book : ADVANCE, forward; initial, preliminary, first; pilot, trial. an early death : …
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WORM — noun (Science and Technology) A computer program which (like a virus) is designed to sabotage a computer or network of …
Английский разговорный словарь - Новые слова
WORM — 1. сущ. 1) червяк, червь; глист (тж. презр. о человеке) 2) тех. червяк, шнек, червячный винт ∙ worm of conscience …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EARLY — 1. прил. 1) а) ранний (в начале дня, недели, года, возраста и т. п.) in the 1970s and the early …
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CATCHES — Арретиры catches: total allowed ~ (TAC) общий размер рыболовных квот catches: total allowed ~ (TAC) общий размер рыболовных квот
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WORM — worm.ogg 1. wɜ:m n 1. 1> зоол. червь ( Lumbricus ) 2> глист, гельминт 3> гусеница, личинка 2. жалкое существо, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EARLY — early.ogg 1. ʹɜ:lı a 1. 1> ранний early morning - раннее утро in early spring - ранней весной early breakfast …
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