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# prematurely

adverb

«prematurely» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Too early; before the usual or proper time: «The baby was born prematurely.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#m1)
2. Before you have enough facts or before you are ready: «Don't celebrate prematurely.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and science it describes babies born early, leaves falling early, or hair going grey early. In sport and stories it warns about cheering or acting too soon. Phrases: «born prematurely», «prematurely grey», «end prematurely», «celebrate prematurely».

### Examples

- My cousin was born prematurely and spent weeks in hospital. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x1)
- The match ended prematurely because of the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x2)
- The striker celebrated prematurely and the goal was disallowed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x3)
- His hair went prematurely grey when he was thirty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x4)
- The flowers opened prematurely in the warm February. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x5)
- Don't judge the book prematurely; read to the end. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x6)
- The firework went off prematurely, so everyone stepped back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/#x7)

### Note

Adjective: premature (a premature baby); in Australia and the UK a premature baby is often called a «prem» or «preemie» (US). Spelling: pre-mature-ly. Too early, not too late — opposite of «belatedly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «prematurely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/prematurely/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«prematurely» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prematurely.html) on Mova free.