sooner

CEFRA1

/ˈsuːnə/

adverb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Earlier than someone or something else.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma

Examples

  • Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.

  • I would sooner die than marry you!

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
2
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsunɚ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meaning
  1. comparative form of soon: more soon

More examples

In context
  • Sooner than have a problem later, I made sure the policy was in order.

  • The sooner, the better.

  • Some skunk of a Sooner, sneaking in ahead of the Run, had set the blaze to keep the Boomers off, saving the land for himself.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

He arrived blank than expected, beating the traffic by an hour.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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