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soon
English
Etymology
From Middle English soone, sone, from Old English s?na (“immediately, at once”), from Proto-West Germanic *s?n(?), from Proto-Germanic *s?na, *s?nô (“immediately, soon, then”), from *sa (demonstrative pronoun), from Proto-Indo-European *só (demonstrative pronoun).
Cognate with Scots sone, sune, schone (“soon, quickly, at once”), North Frisian san (“immediately, at once”), dialectal Dutch zaan (“soon, before long”), Middle Low German sân (“right afterwards, soon”), Middle High German s?n, son (“soon, then”), Old High German s?r (“immediately, soon”). Compare also Gothic ???????????????? (suns, “immediately, soon”), from Proto-Germanic *suniz (“soon”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: so?on, IPA(key): /su?n/
- Rhymes: -u?n
Adjective
soon (comparative sooner, superlative soonest)
- Short in length of time from the present.
- I need the soonest date you have available.
- (US, dialect) early
- 1992, W. H. Andrews: A Paul Green Reader, p 129:
- Late in the evening we arrived at Quincy where we bivouacked for the night and taken a soon start the next morning to march to the arsenal.
- 1997, Dorothy Stanaland Samuel, Taliaferro Leslie Samuel: The Samuell/Samuel Families of Tidewater Virginia, p 148:
- Got up pretty early, ate a soon breakfast, had the sulky and was about to start to Newtown when it commenced raining..
- 2000, Laurence G. Avery: A Paul Green Reader, p 220:
- They were different from colored folks who had to be out to get a soon start.
- 1992, W. H. Andrews: A Paul Green Reader, p 129:
Adverb
soon (comparative sooner, superlative soonest)
- (obsolete) Immediately, instantly.
- Within a short time; quickly.
- (now dialectal) Early.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Exodus 2:18,[1]
- How is it that ye are come so soon to day?
- 1937, Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, University of Illinois Press, 1978, Chapter 6, p. 87,[2]
- “Been huntin’ fuh mah mule. Anybody seen ’im?” he asked.
- “Seen ’im soon dis mornin’ over behind de school-house,” Lum said. “’’Bout ten o’clock or so. He musta been out all night tuh be way over dere dat early.”
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Exodus 2:18,[1]
- Readily; willingly; used with would, or some other word expressing will.
- 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian No. 101
- I would as soon see a river winding through woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles.
- 1713, Joseph Addison, The Guardian No. 101
Derived terms
Translations
References
- soon at OneLook Dictionary Search
- soon in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- noos, noso-, onos, oons, sono-
Bavarian
Alternative forms
- sogn (Sappada, Sauris)
Etymology
From Old High German sag?n, from Proto-West Germanic *saggjan, from Proto-Germanic *sagjan?, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sek?-.
Compare Low German seggen, Dutch zeggen, English say, Danish sige, Swedish säga.
Verb
soon
- (Timau) to say
References
- “soon” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sooni, from Proto-Uralic *sëne. Cognates include with Finnish suoni, Mansi ???? (t?n) andHungarian ín (“sinew”).
Noun
soon (genitive soone, partitive soont)
- vein, blood vessel
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Wolof
Etymology
From French jaune.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s??n/
Verb
soon
- to be yellow
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soonest
English
Adjective
soonest
- superlative form of soon: most soon
Adverb
soonest
- superlative form of soon: most soon
- (informal) Very soon; urgently; without delay.
Usage notes
- (very soon): Use of soonest was especially popular in telegrams, which are paid for by the word, as a one-word alternative to as soon as possible.
Anagrams
- osteons, sootens
Estonian
Noun
soonest
- elative singular of soon
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