Meaning : (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than. Most early.
Example :
A fashion popular in earlier times.
His earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher.
Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera.
Synonyms : earliest
Meaning : Earlier in time. Previously.
Example :
I had known her before.
As I said before.
He called me the day before but your call had come even earlier.
Her parents had died four years earlier.
I mentioned that problem earlier.
Synonyms : before
Meaning : Comparatives of `soon' or `early'.
Example :
Come a little sooner, if you can.
Came earlier than I expected.
Synonyms : sooner
Meaning : Before now.
Example :
Why didn't you tell me in the first place?.
Synonyms : in the beginning, in the first place, originally, to begin with
Earlier ka meaning, vilom shabd, paryayvachi aur samanarthi shabd in Marathi. Earlier ka matlab kya hota hai?