soon

Betekenis

Adj

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'.

Adv

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

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/suːn/

Etymologie

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, before long”), Middle Low German sân (“right afterwards, soon”), Middle High German sān, son (“soon, then”), Old High German sār (“immediately, soon”). Compare also Gothic 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐍃 (suns, “immediately, soon”), from Proto-Germanic *suniz (“soon”).

Zinnen

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .

De aangename uren vliegen veel te snel.

Mann soon found work as an engineering apprentice .

Mann vond snel werk als een engineering leerling.

He died soon after his resignation from the Bussey professorship .

Hij stierf kort na zijn ontslag bij het Bussey -hoogleraarschap.

Fireside Poets were soon regarded as old-fashioned .

Vartikanten werden al snel als ouderwets beschouwd.

Settlers soon began arriving , building homesteads , barns , businesses , and ranches .

Kolonisten begonnen al snel aan te komen en bouwden woning, schuren, bedrijven en ranches.