SOONEST

soonest, earliest

(adverb) with the least delay; “the soonest I can arrive is 3 P.M.”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

soonest

superlative form of soon: most soon

Adverb

soonest

superlative form of soon: most soon

(informal) Very soon; urgently; without delay.

Usage notes

• (very soon): Use of soonest was especially popular in telegrams, which are paid for by the word, as a one-word alternative to as soon as possible.

Anagrams

• osteons, sootens

Source: Wiktionary


SOON

Soon, adv. Etym: [OE. sone, AS. s; cf. OFries. s, OS. sana, sano, OHG. sar, Goth. suns.]

1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise. "Sooner said than done." Old Proverb. "As soon as it might be." Chaucer. She finished, and the subtle fiend his lore Soon learned. Milton.

2. Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early. How is it that ye are come so soon to-day Ex. ii. 18.

3. Promptly; quickly; easily. Small lights are soon blown out, huge fires abide. Shak.

4. Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will. I would as soon see a river winding through woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles. Addison. As soon as, or So soon as, imediately at or after another event. "As soon as he came nigh unto the camp . . . he saw the calf, and the dancing." Ex. xxxii. 19. See So . . . as, under So.

– Soon at, as soon as; or, as soon as the time referred to arrives. [Obs.] "I shall be sent for soon at night." Shak.

– Sooner or later, at some uncertain time in the future; as, he will discover his mistake sooner or later.

– With the soonest, as soon as any; among the earliest; too soon. [Obs.] Holland.

Soon, a.

Definition: Speedy; quick. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

2 January 2025

AFOREMENTIONED

(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; “works of all the aforementioned authors”; “said party has denied the charges”


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