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Definition: Early On |
Early OnAdverb1. During an early stage; "early on in her career". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Early OnSynonym: early (adv). (additional references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I learned early on that passion, stupidity and 80 ounces of cheap beer will win the heart of any woman. (Titus; writing credit: Karl-Heinz Kfer) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Through behavioral skills training, patients learn to avoid high-risk situations for smoking relapse early on and later to plan strategies to cope with such situations. (references) | |
Many studies have shown that AD causes some brain structures, particularly the hippocampus, to shrink early on in the disease, and scientists are exploring exactly how early this shrinkage can be detected. (references) | ||
Specific techniques include exploring the positive and negative consequences of continued use, self-monitoring to recognize drug cravings early on and to identify high-risk situations for use, and developing strategies for coping with and avoiding high-risk situations and the desire to use. A central element of this treatment is anticipating the problems patients are likely to meet and helping them develop effective coping strategies. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Bolivia | On July 2, demonstrations by small debtors (who had been protesting off and on for over 3 months) outside the Superintendency of Banks turned violent when protesters seized almost 100 hostages and strapped dynamite to some of them; the hostages were released early on July 3. On March 22, acting on the orders of the Minister of Government, police peacefully rounded up and returned about 50 marching protesters to the town of Cocachamba, where they were released upon arrival. (references) |
Economic History | Kazakhstan | Spending a little money on due diligence early on could save a lot of money later. (references) |
China | Martial law was declared on May 20, 1989. Late on June 3 and early on the morning of June 4, military units were brought into Beijing. (references) | |
Human Rights | Zimbabwe | In March Justice Minister Patrick Chinamasa announced after meeting with Chief Justice Anthony Gubbay that Gubbay would retire early on June 30, 9 months before he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. The meeting with Chinamasa followed a January 22 conversation between Gubbay and Vice-President Muzenda during which Gubbay threatened to resign after Muzenda dismissed the Chief Justice's request for protection against threats by suspected war veterans and ZANU-PF supporters. (references) |
Political Economy | PANAMA | Relations between some of these investors and the current government suffered early on from various causes. (references) |
Trade | Netherlands | Companies looking to compete on Dutch Government procurements should contact the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service at the Embassy early on in the process for guidance, particularly if there are political or "level playing field" issues which might arise. (references) |
Travel | Korea | Koreans can prove subtle and effective negotiators, and a commitment to a rigid negotiating tact early on may work to the American's disadvantage. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Laura Bush | We discussed early on, months ago what we wanted the Christmas to be like, and I thought this would be a really pretty hallway. |
Linda Thompson | Well, this was early on. This was in his high school days. This was before he was Elvis Presley on the marquis. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "early on"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Finnish | varhaisessa vaiheessa (at an early stage). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | earlyay onay.(various references) | |
Russian | ранее (above, antecedently, anteriorly, before, earlier, supra). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 16, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | AnastaV de prwi prwth sabbatou efanh prwton maria th magdalhnh af hV ekbeblhkei epta daimonia |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Surgens autem mane prima sabbati apparuit primo Mariae Magdalenae de qua eiecerat septem daemonia |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þa he aras on ærne morgen on reste-daige; ærest he atewde þare magdaleniscamarie of þare þe he ut adraf seofendeofel-seocnysse. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And Jhesus roos eerli the firste dai of the woke, and apperid firste to Marie Maudeleyne, fro whom he had caste out seuene deuelis. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | When Iesus was rysen the morow after ye saboth daye he appered fyrst to Mary Magdalen oute of whom he cast seven devyls. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Now when Jesus was risen early, the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven demons. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now when he came back from the dead early on the first day of the week, he went first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had sent out seven evil spirits. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 16, Verse 9 |
| Bulgarian | И те излязоха и побягнаха от гроба, понеже трепет и ужас бяха ги обзели; и никому не казаха нищо, защото се бояха. |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug sa pagkabanhaw niya sa kaadlawon sa nahaunang adlaw sa semana, siya mitungha pag-una kang Maria Magdalena, ang iyang gipagulaan ug pito ka mga yawa. |
| Chinese | 在 七 日 的 第 一 日 清 早 、 耶 穌 復 活 了 、 就 先 向 抹 大 拉 的 馬 利 亞 顯 現 ． 耶 穌 從 他 身 上 曾 趕 出 七 個 鬼 。 |
| Croatian | Uskrsnuvši dakle rano prvog dana u tjednu, ukaza se najprije Mariji Magdaleni iz koje bijaše istjerao sedam zloduha. |
| Danish | Men da han var opstanden årle den første Dag i Ugen, åbenbaredes han først for Maria Magdalene, af hvem han havde uddrevet syv onde Ånder. |
| Dutch | En als Jezus opgestaan was, des morgens vroeg, op den eersten dag der week, verscheen Hij eerst aan Maria Magdalena, uit welke Hij zeven duivelen uitgeworpen had. |
| Finnish | Mutta ylösnousemisensa jälkeen hän varhain aamulla viikon ensimmäisenä päivänä ilmestyi ensiksi Maria Magdaleenalle, josta hän oli ajanut ulos seitsemän riivaajaa. |
| French | Jésus, étant ressuscité le matin du premier jour de la semaine, apparut d`abord Marie de Magdala, de laquelle il avait chassé sept démons. |
| Gaelic | Ach esan ag eirigh moch sa mhaduinn air a chiad latha den t-seachduin, chunnacas an toiseach e le Mairi Magdalen, as na chuir e seachd deomhain. |
| German | Jesus aber, da er auferstanden war früh am ersten Tag der Woche, erschien er am ersten der Maria Magdalena, von welcher er sieben Teufel ausgetrieben hatte. |
| Haitian Creole | ¶ Nan dimanch maten, Jezi te leve soti vivan nan lanmò. Premye moun li te fè wè li, se te Mari, moun lavil Magdala a. (Se sou li Jezi te wete sèt move lespri.) |
| Hungarian | Mikor pedig reggel, a hétnek elsõ napján föltámadott vala, megjelenék elõször Mária Magdalénának, a kibõl hét ördögöt ûzött vala ki. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Wanita-wanita itu pergi kepada Petrus dan teman-temannya, lalu menceritakan dengan singkat semua yang sudah diberitahukan kepada mereka oleh orang muda itu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Setelah Yesus bangkit pagi-pagi pada hari yang pertama di dalam minggu itu, maka mula-mula kelihatanlah Ia kepada Maryam Magdalena, yang daripadanya telah dibuangkan-Nya tujuh setan. |
| Italian | Risuscitato al mattino nel primo giorno dopo il sabato, apparve prima a Maria di M gdala, dalla quale aveva cacciato sette demòni. |
| Korean | ( 예 수 께 서 안 식 후 첫 이 른 아 침 에 살 아 나 후 에 일 곱 귀 을 " 아 내 어 주 막 달 라 마 리 아 에 게 먼 보 이 시 니 |
| Latvian | Bet pirmajâ nedçïas dienâ, rîta agrumâ augðâmcçlies, Viòð vispirms parâdîjâs Marijai Magdalçnai, no kuras Viòð bija izdzinis septiòus ïaunos garus. |
| Maori | ¶ Na, i tona aranga ake i te atatu o te ra tuatahi o te wiki, ka whakakite tuatahi ia ki a Meri Makarini, i peia nei e ia e whitu nga rewera i roto i a ia. |
| Norwegian | Men efterat han var opstanden tidlig den første dag i uken, åpenbarte han sig først for Maria Magdalena, som han hadde utdrevet syv onde ånder av. |
| Portuguese | [Ora, havendo Jesus ressurgido cedo no primeiro dia da semana, apareceu primeiramente a Maria Madalena, da qual tinha expulsado sete demônios. |
| Rumanian | (Isus, dupqce a knviat, kn dimineaya zilei dintki a sqptqmknii, S`a arqtat mai kntki Mariei Magdalinei, din care scosese wapte draci. |
| Shuar | ¶ émkaka Tumintin ti Káshik Jesus nantaki, Máktaranmaya Marin Wantintiúkmiayi. Nu María Enentáiya siati iwianchin Jesus yaunchu ajapruyayi. |
| Spanish | Una vez resucitado Jesús, muy de mañana en el primer día de la semana, apareció primeramente a María Magdalena, de la cual había echado siete demonios. |
| Swahili | Yesu alipofufuka mapema Jumapili, alijionyesha kwanza kwa Maria Magdalene, ambaye Yesu alikuwa amemtoa pepo saba. |
| Swedish | [Men efter sin uppståndelse visade han sig på första veckodagens morgon först för Maria från Magdala, ur vilken han hade drivit ut sju onda andar. |
| Thai | ครั้นรุ่งเช้าวันต้นสัป"าห์ เมื่อพระเยซูทรงเป็นขึ้นมาแล้ว พระองค์ทรงสำแ"งพระองค์ให้ปรากฏแก่มารีย์ชาวมัก"าลาก่อน คือมารีย์คนที่พระองค์ไ"้ขับผีออกเจ็"ผี |
| Ukrainian | ¶ Як воскрес 'ін уранці дня першого в тижні, то з'явився найперше Марії Магдалині, із якої був вигнав сім демонів. |
| Uma | ¶ Pemata-na Yesus ngkai kamatea mepupulo ngkii hi eo Mingku, lomo' -na mpopehuwu-i woto-na hi Maria Magdalena. Maria tohe'ei, ria-i Yesus mpopalai pitu seta to mpohawi' -i. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-l-n-o-r-y" | |
-1 letter: loaner, nearly, reloan. | |
-2 letters: alone, anole, early, enrol, layer, learn, leary, loner, loran, nerol, onery, rayon, relay, renal, royal, yearn. | |
-3 letters: aeon, aero, aery, aloe, aryl, earl, earn, elan, enol, eyra, lane, lean, lear, leno, loan, lone, lore, lorn, lory, lyre, nary, near, noel, olea, only, oral, orle, oyer, rale, real, rely, roan, role, yare, yarn, yean, year, yore. | |
-4 letters: ale, ane, any, are, aye, ear, eon, era, ern, lar, lay, lea, ley, lye, nae, nay, nor, oar, ole, one, ora, ore, ran, ray, roe, rya, rye, yar, yea, yen, yon. | |
-5 letters: ae, al, an, ar, ay, el, en, er, la, lo, na, ne, no, oe, on, or, oy, re, ya, ye, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-l-n-o-r-y" | |
+1 letter: ornately, yearlong. | |
+2 letters: embryonal, gyroplane, layperson, legionary, monolayer, myoneural, nonlawyer, operantly, profanely, roundelay. | |
+3 letters: anteriorly, barleycorn, debonairly, emblazonry, gyroplanes, hydroplane, inexorably, lampoonery, laypersons, lectionary, loganberry, mineralogy, monetarily, monolayers, narcolepsy, nonlawyers, orientally, overlaying, pennyroyal, personally, personalty, ravenously, reasonably, regionally, resonantly, roundelays, tolerantly. | |
+4 letters: abhorrently, antileprosy, barleycorns, cancerously, cavernously, chancellory, clergywoman, colinearity, counterplay, dangerously, delusionary, erosionally, explanatory, fortunately, grandiosely, granulocyte, hydroplaned, hydroplanes, hypocentral, intolerably, larcenously, lycanthrope, momentarily, nefariously, nonliterary, nonverbally, normatively, observantly, oneirically, overanalyze, overplaying, pennyroyals, personality, polyandries, polynuclear, salmonberry, secondarily, sensorially, treasonably, unmemorably, ventilatory. | |
+5 letters: agranulocyte, bonnyclabber, ceremonially, chlorenchyma, clairvoyance, collinearity, considerably, coordinately, cotyledonary, counterplays, counterrally, cyclopropane, deflationary, demonstrably, eleemosynary, elocutionary, entropically, evolutionary, exclusionary, exorbitantly, extraneously, forehandedly, forensically, granulocytes, impersonally, imponderably, inordinately, intolerantly, laryngectomy, laryngoscope, lycanthropes, membranously, meridionally, neurotically, nonlinearity, nonrepayable, ornamentally, overanalyses, overanalysis, overanalyzed, overanalyzes, peritoneally, polyurethane, proteoglycan, radiolucency, reasonlessly, recognizably, reflationary, relationally, slanderously, sulfonylurea, tetragonally, torrentially, unreasonably. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 61 72 6C 79 4F 6E |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01100001 01110010 01101100 01111001 00100000 01001111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E a r l y   O n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0061 0072 006C 0079 004F 006E |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)396784789124980 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Spoken 7. Translations: Modern 8. Bible Trace | 9. Anagrams 10. Orthography 11. Bibliography |
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