---
word: early
meaningVi: 'sớm, ban đầu, đầu mùa'
pos:
  - noun
  - adjective
  - adverb
level: a1
ipaUk: ˈɜː.li
ipaUs: ˈɜː.li
definitionEn: A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
examples:
  - en: "at eleven, we went for an early lunch;\_ she began reading at an early age;\_ his mother suffered an early death"
    vi: sớm
  - en: The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.
    vi: sớm
  - en: >-
      Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The
      main opponent locked up only 31 seats.
    vi: sớm
  - en: early cancer
    vi: sớm
synonyms:
  - first
  - premature
  - prematurely
antonyms:
  - late
  - terminal
  - tardily
draft: false
updatedAt: '2026-06-06'
enrichSource: dictionaryapi.dev
---
## Nghĩa chính

**early** — sớm.

## Phát âm & định nghĩa

- IPA: /ˈɜː.li/

**English:** A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.

## Từ loại

- noun
- adjective
- adverb

## Ví dụ

| Tiếng Anh | Tiếng Việt |
|----------|------------|
| *at eleven, we went for an early lunch;  she began reading at an early age;  his mother suffered an early death* | sớm |
| *The early guests sipped their punch and avoided each other's eyes.* | sớm |
| *Early results showed their winning 245 out of 300 seats in parliament. The main opponent locked up only 31 seats.* | sớm |
| *early cancer* | sớm |

## Liên quan

**Đồng nghĩa:** first, premature, prematurely

**Trái nghĩa:** late, terminal, tardily

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