Definitions for sooner
ˈsu nərsoon·er

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1. Oklahoman, Sooner(adverb)

   a native or resident of Oklahoma

2. sooner, earlier(adverb)

   comparatives of `soon' or `early'

   "Come a little sooner, if you can"; "came earlier than I expected"

3. preferably, sooner, rather(adverb)

   more readily or willingly

   "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up"

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1. sooner(Adverb)

   rather.

   I would sooner die than marry you!

2. Sooner(Noun)

   A native or resident of the American state of Oklahoma; a sports competitor representing the University of Oklahoma.

3. Sooner(Noun)

   One who crossed into Indian territory before the official opening of settlement, in order to obtain land sooner.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sooner' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3662

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sooner' in Adverbs Frequency: #304

Anagrams for sooner »

1. nooser, sonero

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sooner in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sooner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of sooner in a Sentence

1. David Cameron:

   For France, the sooner the better.

2. Jorge Lomonaco:

   We will achieve it - sooner or later.

3. Peter Coleman:

   The sooner they're delinked the better.

4. Bern Williams:

   Sooner or later we all quote our mothers.

5. Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo:

   We'd like to settle this sooner than later.

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