The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
sooner — ☆ sooner [so͞on′ər ] n. [< compar. of SOON] 1. a person occupying homestead land, as formerly in the western U.S., before the authorized time for doing so, thus gaining an unfair advantage in choice of location 2. [S ] Informal a person born… … English World dictionary
sooner — soon|er [ sunər ] adverb * earlier than expected: My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before I d sooner do something SPOKEN used for saying what you would prefer to do: I d… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sooner — [[t]su͟ːnə(r)[/t]] 1) Sooner is the comparative of soon. 2) PHRASE You say the sooner the better when you think something should be done as soon as possible. Detective Holt said: The kidnapper is a man we must catch and the sooner the better . 3) … English dictionary
sooner — [ˈsuːnə] adv earlier than expected The announcement came sooner than we expected.[/ex] The investigation may be completed sooner than previously thought.[/ex] • I would sooner do sth spoken used for saying what you would prefer to do[/ex] I d… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
sooner */ — UK [ˈsuːnə(r)] / US [ˈsunər] adverb earlier than expected My prediction has come true sooner than I thought. a new test for detecting certain cancers much sooner than before • no sooner ... than used for saying that something happens immediately… … English dictionary
sooner — /ˈsunə/ (say soohnuh) adverb 1. comparative of soon. 2. rather; preferably: I d sooner jump off than climb down. –noun Colloquial 3. a lazy person. 4. a working animal or machine which fails to perform. –phrase 5. sooner or later, eventually. { …
sooner — See: HAD RATHER or HAD SOONER, NO SOONER THAN … Dictionary of American idioms
sooner — See: HAD RATHER or HAD SOONER, NO SOONER THAN … Dictionary of American idioms
sooner — See: had rather or had sooner, no sooner than … Словарь американских идиом
sooner — adverb 1) he should have done it sooner Syn: earlier, before now 2) I would sooner stay Syn: rather, preferably, given the choice … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
