soon

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/suːn/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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”).

Frases

The pleasant hours fly by much too soon .

As horas agradáveis ​​voam muito cedo.

Mann soon found work as an engineering apprentice .

Mann logo encontrou o trabalho como aprendiz de engenharia.

He died soon after his resignation from the Bussey professorship .

Ele morreu logo após sua renúncia do professor de Bussey.

Fireside Poets were soon regarded as old-fashioned .

Os poetas da lareira foram logo considerados antiquados.

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

Os colonos logo começaram a chegar, construindo propriedades, celeiros, empresas e fazendas.