BETTER EARLY THAN LATE

Meaning of BETTER EARLY THAN LATE in English

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BETTER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EARLY — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Early American furniture Early Netherlandish art Early Jubal Anderson
Английский словарь Британика
THAN — I. thən, then, (|)than, rapid sometimes ən or ə n ( after t, d, s, or z) or n ( …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LATE — I. ˈlāt, usu -ād.+V adjective ( lat·er ˈlād.ə(r), -ātə- ; lat·est -ād.ə̇st, -ātə̇-) Etymology: Middle English, late, slow, from Old …
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 …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BETTER — I. ˈbed.ə(r), -etə- adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THAN — (conj.) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, better, other, …
Английский словарь Webster
LATE — (a.) Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period; as, to lie abed late; to sit up late …
Английский словарь Webster
LATE — (v.) Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night; as, late revels; a late watcher.
Английский словарь Webster
EARLY — (adv.) In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; …
Английский словарь Webster
THAN — ( conj. ) A particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity, as more, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — /dhan, dhen/ ; unstressed /dheuhn, euhn/ , conj. 1. (used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LATE — — lateness , n. /layt/ , adj., later or latter, latest or last , adv. later, latest . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EARLY — — earliness , n. /err"lee/ , adv., earlier, earliest , adj., earlier, earliest , n. , pl. earlies . adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BETTER — better 1 /bet"euhr/ , adj., compar. of good with best as superl. 1. of superior quality or excellence: a better …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
THAN — I. thən, ˈthan conjunction Etymology: Middle English than, then then, than — more at then Date: before 12th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LATE — I. ˈlāt adjective ( lat·er ; lat·est ) Etymology: Middle English, late, slow, from Old English læt; akin to Old …
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
BETTER — I. ˈbe-tər adjective, comparative of good Etymology: Middle English bettre, from Old English betera; akin to Old English bōt remedy, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
THAN — adv then. ·see then. 2. than ·conj a particle expressing comparison, used after certain adjectives and adverbs which express comparison …
Webster English vocab
LATE — adj not long ago; lately. 2. late ·v far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of …
Webster English vocab
EARLY — adv soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early. 2. early ·adv coming in the first part of a …
Webster English vocab
BETTER — noun one who bets or lays a wager. 2. better (·comp) more correctly or thoroughly. 3. better ·adj greater in …
Webster English vocab
THAN — [than] conj [ME than, then then, than--more at then] (bef. 12c) 1 a--used as a function word to indicate the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LATE — [late] adj lat.er ; lat.est [ME, late, slow, fr. OE laet; akin to OHG laz slow, OE laetan to let] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BETTER — [bet.ter] adj, comparative of good [ME bettre, fr. OE betera; akin to OE bot remedy, Skt bhadra fortunate] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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
THAN — / ðən; NAmE ; rare strong form ðæn/ preposition , conjunction 1. used to introduce the second part of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LATE — / leɪt; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( later , lat·est ) 1. [ only before noun ] …
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
BETTER — / ˈbetə(r); NAmE / adjective , adverb , noun , verb ■ adjective (comparative of good ) 1. of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
THAN — than S1 W1 /ð ə n; strong ðæn/ BrE AmE conjunction , preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: thanne …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LATE — I. late 1 S1 W1 /leɪt/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative later , superlative latest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EARLY — I. ear ‧ ly 1 S1 W1 /ˈɜːli $ ˈɜːrli/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative earlier , superlative earliest ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BETTER — I. bet ‧ ter 1 S1 W1 /ˈbetə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: betera …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LATE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for …
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
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
THAN — conj. 1 introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LATE — adj. & adv. adj. 1 after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for …
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
BETTER — adj., adv., n., & v. adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1 of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind (a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
THAN — conj. 1. introducing the second element in a comparison (you are older than he is; you are older than he). …
Oxford English vocab
LATE — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. after the due or usual time; occurring or done after the proper time (late for …
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
BETTER — 1. adj., adv., n., & v. --adj. (compar. of GOOD). 1. of a more excellent or outstanding or desirable kind …
Oxford English vocab
THAN — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use than after a comparative …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LATE — ( later, latest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Late means near …
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 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BETTER — ( betters, bettering, bettered) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Better is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LATE — (~r, ~st) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Late means near the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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
THAN — conjunction COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined ▪ The job interview proved to be much …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LATE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a late frost (= one that happens in late spring ) ▪ There’s always …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EARLY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a previous/earlier study ▪ The report is a summary of the work done in …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
THAN — preposition, [conjunction] - used to join two parts of a comparisonMy son is taller than my daughter.Susannah's car is bigger …
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
LATE — Synonyms and related words : after time, ahead of time, anachronistic, ancient, antedated, arrested, asleep, asleep in Jesus, at rest, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
THAN — See: LESS THAN, LESS THAN NO TIME, MORE THAN.
Slang English vocab
BETTER — See: ALL BETTER, DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, FOR THE BETTER, GET THE BETTER …
Slang English vocab
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
LATE — INDEX: 1. arriving or leaving late 2. what you say when someone or something is late 3. later than usual …
Longman Activator English vocab

Английские поговорки

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