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soon

Pronunciation: /suːn/

The English word “soon” has 6 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Short in length of time from the present.
  2. Early.
  3. Used as an alternative to express 'to be going to' in the form 'to be soon to'.

adverb

  1. Immediately, instantly.
  2. Within a short time; quickly.
  3. Readily; willingly; used with would, or some other word expressing will.

Etymology

From Middle English sone, from Old English sōna (“immediately, at once”), from Proto-West Germanic *sān(ō), from Proto-Germanic *sēna, *sēnô (“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,…

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