Tôt (en. Early)

/to/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Indicates an early time in relation to a reference.

I often get up early in the morning.

Je me lève souvent tôt le matin.

Often used to refer to something that happens before the usual time.

She arrived early at the meeting.

Elle est arrivée tôt à la réunion.

Can mean that something occurs in the near future.

We will leave early tomorrow morning.

Nous allons partir tôt demain matin.

From Old French 'tost' meaning 'early'.

to get up early

To wake up and get out of bed in the early hours of the day.

se lever tôt

at dawn early

To do something in the early hours of the day.

à l'aube tôt

early or late

At some point in the future, but it's unknown when.

tôt ou tard

early in the morning

The early hours of the morning.

tôt le matin

first

Which comes first or is of first order.

premier

early

At an early time of day.

de bonne heure

To get a head start on something.

If you want to succeed, you need to start early.

Si tu veux réussir, il faut que tu commences tôt.

To be an early riser.

I am known for being early, even on the weekend.

Je suis connu pour être tôt, même pendant le week-end.