🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

이른

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ireun

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rathe/reɪð/
adjectiveadverbCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15000 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 이른 아침에 산책을 나갔다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Acting or occurring at an early time or sooner than usual; prompt or premature.

    "The rathe primrose rocked in the cold wind."
As adverb
  1. 1

    Soon; quickly; early.

    "He that would thrive must rise rathe."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old English word 'hræð', meaning quick, swift, or early. It has been used historically in Germanic roots, evolving through Middle English as an adjective and adverb meaning soon or early, though it is now largely archaic or dialectal.

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