Meaning

4 senses
  1. Within a short time; quickly.

    His wife is likely to come too after him, but we just do not know how soon after.

    bald

    ско́роskóro, вско́реvskóre

    ско́роskóro, незаба́ромnezabárom

  2. (dialectal)Early.

  3. Readily; willingly; used with would, or some other word expressing will.

  4. (obsolete)Immediately, instantly.

More definitions
  • in the near future

Examples

7799 sentences
  1. I hope to see you soon.

    Я сподіваюся скоро вас побачити. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ надеюсь скоро тебя увидеть. — odexed

    deIch hoffe, wir sehen uns bald! — Esperantostern

  2. The holidays ended all too soon.

    Свята закінчилися аж занадто швидко. — deniko

    deDie Ferien waren allzu schnell vorbei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. It is going to rain soon.

    Незабаром піде дощ. — aandrusiak

    ruСкоро пойдёт дождь. — sismic

    deEs wird bald regnen. — MUIRIEL

  4. Come as soon as you can.

    Приходь якомога скоріше. — uaspeaker

    ruПриходи как можно скорее. — Hellerick

    deKomm, sobald du kannst. — virgil

  5. I hope you'll soon get well.

    Сподіваюсь, ти скоро одужаєш. — ascolto

    ruНадеюсь, ты скоро поправишься. — Hellerick

    deIch hoffe, es wird Ihnen bald besser gehen. — cburgmer

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
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Русский
By meaning 1
within a short time:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
within a short time:

Origin

From Middle English sone, from Old English sōna (“immediately, at once”), from Proto-West

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).

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Forms

sooner, soonest
Comparativesooner Lesson
Superlativesoonest

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms

Antonyms

8 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • as soon as
  • soon as possible
  • sooner sooner
  • sooner sooner or
  • anytime soon
  • that as soon
  • be back soon
  • that anytime soon
  • do that soon
  • back soon
  • that sooner sooner
  • happen anytime soon

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
soon — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto