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

How to pronounce sooner?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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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. Coco Chanel:

   Nothing goes out of fashion sooner than a long dress with a very low neck.

2. Mehmet Murat ildan:

   Anywhere in the world, in every oppressive country, time sooner or later comes and libertarian people sing the same song: Goodbye Mr Dictator! This is a universal law, this is a universal song.

3. Hillary Clinton:

   The sooner I could become your nominee, the more I could begin to turn attention to the Republicans.

4. Gil Luria:

   The elimination of that earn out means the European banks can switch away from Visa Europe sooner than they would have previously.

5. Intelligence Minister Israel Katz:

   This is a moment of truth for Assad. Does he want to be an Iranian proxy, or not? if he becomes an Iranian proxy, then sooner or later he's condemning himself, because Israel is acting against Iran in Syria ... If not, then we have always said we have no interest in getting involved there.

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