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sooner
1[soo-ner]
adverb
the comparative form of soon.
within a shorter period.
That day will come sooner than you think.
earlier.
I just wish I'd done it sooner.
in preference to something else; more willingly or readily; rather.
We might sooner trust the wind than trust our own frail resolutions.
more likely or easily.
It's a color you might sooner expect to find on a Lamborghini than on a BMW.
sooner
2[soo-ner]
noun
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
a person who gains an unfair advantage by getting ahead of others.
Sooner
3[soo-ner]
noun
a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma the Sooner State (used as a nickname).
sooner
/ ˈːə /
adverb
the comparative of soon
he came sooner than I thought
rather; in preference
I'd sooner die than give up
immediately after or when
no sooner had he got home than the rain stopped
no sooner said than done
eventually; inevitably
Usage
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sooner1
Idioms and Phrases
sooner or later, eventually.
Sooner or later his luck will run out.
would sooner, to prefer to; to prefer that.
I would sooner not go to their party.
I'd sooner you did the recording, as you're better at it than I am.
Example Sentences
He told the BBC he had pleaded guilty because he believed the sooner the trial was over the sooner he could be exchanged back to Russia.
Opponents said the cash fell short of what Wales needed and criticised a ten-year timeline for the scheme - Labour sources said most of the cash would be spent much sooner.
“Much sooner: less dust and powder, fewer rocks and pipes, enough days given back that might have added up to years.”
Ms Durran also found there were missed opportunities by the council to provide mental health support sooner.
No sooner does Weiss climb a bluff and whip out his binoculars than he is surrounded by “four goons” with Glocks tucked into their shorts.
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A Sooner is a person who lives in the state of Oklahoma.It is also a nickname for students and athletes at the University of Oklahoma.
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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