soon
Short in length of time from the presentShort in length of time from the present.
» I hope to see you soon.
Ich hoffe, wir sehen uns bald! — Esperantostern
Ich hoffe, dich bald zu sehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ich hoffe wir sehen uns bald. — mutskt
Я надеюсь скоро тебя увидеть. — odexed
Надеюсь, скоро увидимся. — marafon
Надеюсь, что скоро вас увижу. — marafon
Надеюсь, что скоро тебя увижу. — marafon
Я сподіваюся скоро вас побачити. — aandrusiak
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3 sensesShort in length of time from the present.
I need the soonest date you have available.
(US, dialectal)Early.
Used as an alternative to express 'to be going to' in the form 'to be soon to'.
Hurry up, the wedding is soon to start!
A new shop is soon to be opened in this street.
Examples
7799 sentencesI hope to see you soon.
Я сподіваюся скоро вас побачити. — aandrusiak
ruЯ надеюсь скоро тебя увидеть. — odexed
deIch hoffe, wir sehen uns bald! — Esperantostern
The holidays ended all too soon.
Свята закінчилися аж занадто швидко. — deniko
deDie Ferien waren allzu schnell vorbei. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
It is going to rain soon.
Незабаром піде дощ. — aandrusiak
ruСкоро пойдёт дождь. — sismic
deEs wird bald regnen. — MUIRIEL
Come as soon as you can.
Приходь якомога скоріше. — uaspeaker
ruПриходи как можно скорее. — Hellerick
deKomm, sobald du kannst. — virgil
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
Origin
From Middle English sone, from Old English sōna (“immediately, at once”), from Proto-WestFrom 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, soonestLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
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