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Sooner
is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
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adverb, -er, -est.
Idioms1.
within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.
2.
before long; in the near future; at an early date: Let's leave soon.
3.
promptly or quickly: He came as soon as he could.
4.
readily or willingly: I would as soon walk as ride.
5.
EXPANDearly in a period of time; before the time specified is much advanced: soon at night; soon in the evening.
6.
COLLAPSEObsolete. immediately; at once; forthwith.
7.
sooner or later, eventually: Sooner or later his luck will run out.
8.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English sōna; cognate with Old High German sān, Gothic suns
before 900; Middle English; Old English sōna; cognate with Old High German sān, Gothic suns
Can be confused: currently, immediately, momentarily, now, presently, soon (see synonym note at immediately; see usage note at presently).
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| sooner (ˈsuːnə) | |
| —adv | |
| 1. | the comparative of soon : he came sooner than I thought |
| 2. | rather; in preference: I'd sooner die than give up |
| 3. | no sooner…than immediately after or when: no sooner had he got home than the rain stopped; no sooner said than done |
| 4. | sooner or later eventually; inevitably |
| usage When is sometimes used instead of than after no sooner, but this use is generally regarded as incorrect: no sooner had he arrived than (not when) the telephone rang | |
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Word Origin & History
soon
O.E. sona "at once, immediately," from W.Gmc. *sæno (cf. O.Fris. son, O.S. sana, O.H.G. san, Goth. suns "soon"). Sense shifted early M.E. to "within a short time" through human nature (cf. anon). Amer.Eng. Sooner for "Oklahoma native" is 1930, from the fact that in 1889 many settlers of the territory
EXPANDsnuck onto public land and staked their claims "sooner" than the legal date and time.
COLLAPSE
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