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    prematurely

    US /ˌpriməˈtjʊrlɪ/

    ・

    UK /'premətʃə(r)lɪ/

    B2
    adv.AdverbBefore the end of the natural or desired time
    I left prematurely, before he had finished speaking

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    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • Upon Christmas Day!" Martha didn't like to see him disappointed, if it were only in joke, so she came out prematurely from behind the closet door and ran into his arms, while the two young Cratchits hustled Tiny Tim and bore him off into the washhouse that he might hear the pudding singing in the copper.

      Upon Christmas Day!" Martha didn't like to see him disappointed, if it were only in joke, so she came out prematurely from behind the closet door and ran into his arms, while the two young Cratchits hustled Tiny Tim and bore him off into the washhouse that he might hear the pudding singing in the copper.

    • Martha didn’t like to see him disappointed, if  it were only in joke; so she came out prematurely  

      Martha didn’t like to see him disappointed, if  it were only in joke; so she came out prematurely  

    B2

    7 Signs You're Eating Too Much Sugar

    06:377 Signs You're Eating Too Much Sugar
    • People that eat more sugar are going to age prematurely.

      People that eat more sugar are going to age prematurely.

    • People that eat more sugar are going to age prematurely.

      People that eat more sugar are going to age prematurely.

    B2

    Top 10 Funniest Happy Gilmore Moments

    15:20Top 10 Funniest Happy Gilmore Moments
    • This is the one-eyed rapscallion that prematurely ended Chubbs' dreams of golf superstardom.

      This is the one-eyed rapscallion that prematurely ended Chubbs' dreams of golf superstardom.

    • This is the one-eyed rap scallion that prematurely ended Chubbs' dreams of golf superstardom.

      This is the one-eyed rap scallion that prematurely ended Chubbs' dreams of golf superstardom.

    B1

    10 Scariest Moments in Recent World History

    16:1210 Scariest Moments in Recent World History
    • We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the course of worldwide nuclear war.

      We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the course of worldwide nuclear war.

    • We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the cost of worldwide nuclear war.

      We will not prematurely or unnecessarily risk the cost of worldwide nuclear war.

    B1

    Why are some countries banning surrogacy? - The Global Story podcast, BBC World Service

    18:25Why are some countries banning surrogacy? - The Global Story podcast,  BBC World Service
    • So there's this new study that looked at data from women in Canada, showing that a pregnancy through surrogacy can have higher risks, including severe bleeding after giving birth, or the risk of babies being born prematurely.

      So there's this new study that looked at data from women in Canada, showing that a pregnancy through surrogacy can have higher risks, including severe bleeding after giving birth, or the risk of babies being born prematurely.

    • So there's this new study that looked at data from women in Canada showing that a pregnancy through surrogacy can have higher risks, including severe bleeding after giving birth or the risk of babies being born prematurely.

      So there's this new study that looked at data from women in Canada showing that a pregnancy through surrogacy can have higher risks, including severe bleeding after giving birth or the risk of babies being born prematurely.

    B1

    Game of Thrones - How to Evoke Emotion

    11:09Game of Thrones - How to Evoke Emotion
    • This forces his army to attack prematurely.

      This forces his army to attack prematurely.

    • This forces his army to attack prematurely.

      This forces his army to attack prematurely.

    B1

    How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep Without Sleeping Pills

    06:08How to Get a Good Night’s Sleep Without Sleeping Pills
    • Those prescribed even less than 18 pills a year of so-called hypnotics, the class of sleeping pills that includes Ambien, appear to have triple the risk of dying prematurely.

      Those prescribed even less than 18 pills a year of so-called hypnotics, the class of sleeping pills that includes Ambien, appear to have triple the risk of dying prematurely.

    • Those prescribed even less than 18 pills a year of so-called hypnotics, the class of sleeping pills that includes Ambien, appear to have triple the risk of dying prematurely.

      Those prescribed even less than 18 pills a year of so-called hypnotics, the class of sleeping pills that includes Ambien, appear to have triple the risk of dying prematurely.

    B2

    花火師だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan

    16:39花火師だけど質問ある? | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
    • There's also a protective shroud that usually goes over the match tip because they're friction sensitive, to make sure that you don't accidentally have an issue where it'll ignite due to friction, igniting your fireworks prematurely.

      There's also a protective shroud that usually goes over the match tip because they're friction sensitive, to make sure that you don't accidentally have an issue where it'll ignite due to friction, igniting your fireworks prematurely.

    • Igniting your fireworks prematurely.

      Igniting your fireworks prematurely.

    B2

    The Spicy Pepper Challenge

    09:59The Spicy Pepper Challenge
    • That wasn't bad. I think I swallowed that one prematurely.

      That wasn't bad. I think I swallowed that one prematurely.

    • I think I swallowed that one prematurely.

      I think I swallowed that one prematurely.

    B1

    Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson | Full Audiobook

    28:58Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson  | Full Audiobook
    • This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced  gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white,  

      This was a hearty, healthy, dapper, red-faced  gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white,  

    • This was a hearty, healthy, dapper red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and

      This was a hearty, healthy, dapper red-faced gentleman, with a shock of hair prematurely white, and

    B1