dříve

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Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech dřéve, dřieve, from Proto-Slavic *drevľe.

Pronunciation

Adverb

dříve

  1. comparative degree of brzy (sooner, earlier)
    Antonym: později

Adverb

dříve

  1. formerly

See also

Further reading

  • dříve”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • dříve”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • dříve”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)