sooner

soon·er  (snr)

n. Slang

1. A person who settled homestead land in the western United States before it was officially made available, in order to have first choice of location.

2. Sooner A native or resident of Oklahoma.

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sooner

Adverb

1. the comparative of soon: I only wish I'd been back sooner

2. rather; in preference: he would sooner leave the party than break with me

3. no sooner ... than immediately after or when: no sooner had he spoken than the stench drifted up

4. sooner or later eventually

USAGE: When is sometimes used instead of than after no sooner, but this use is generally regarded as incorrect: no sooner had he arrived than (not when) the telephone rang.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Sooner - a native or resident of Oklahoma Oklahoman American - a native or inhabitant of the United States
Adv.	1.	sooner - comparatives of `soon' or `early'; "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected" earlier
	2.	sooner - more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" preferably, rather

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sooner

adverb 1. earlier, before, already, beforehand, ahead of time

adverb 2. rather, more readily, by preference, more willingly

USAGE When is sometimes used instead of than after no sooner, but this use is generally regarded as incorrect: no sooner had he arrived than (not when) the telephone rang.

Translations

sooner [ˈsuːnəʳ] adv (time) → antes, más temprano;

I would sooner do that → preferiría hacer eso;

sooner or later → tarde o temprano;

no sooner said than done → dicho y hecho;

the sooner the better → cuanto antes mejor;

no sooner had we left than ... → apenas nos habíamos marchado cuando ...

sooner [ˈsuːnəʳ] soon adv (time) → plus tôt;

(preference);

I would sooner do that → j'aimerais autant or je préférerais faire ça;

sooner or later → tôt ou tard;

no sooner said than done → sitôt dit, sitôt fait;

the sooner the better → le plus tôt sera le mieux;

no sooner had we left than ... → à peine étions-nous partis que ...

sooner [ˈsuːnəʳ] soon adv (time) → früher, eher;

(preference) → lieber;

I would sooner do that soon → das würde ich lieber tun;

sooner or later soon → früher oder später;

the sooner the better soon → je eher, desto besser;

no sooner said than done soon → gesagt, getan;

no sooner had we left than ... soon → wir waren gerade gegangen, da ...

sooner [ˈsuːnəʳ] adv (time) → prima;

(preference): I would sooner do → preferirei fare;

sooner or later → prima o poi;

no sooner said than done → detto fatto;

the sooner the better → prima è meglio è;

no sooner had we left than ... → eravamo appena partiti, quando ...