soon
part of speech
adverb (soon, sooner, soonest)
meaning for a pupil
1) Soon means in a short time from now or from then. tree →
2) Soon can mean early or quickly: «Don't speak too soon». tree →
3) «Sooner» can mean rather: «I would sooner walk than take the bus». tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life «soon» tells about time that is close: «See you soon», «Get well soon». In stories it moves the plot ahead: «Soon it began to rain». Phrases: «as soon as» (right at the moment when), «as soon as possible», «sooner or later» (some time, for sure), «the sooner the better», «no sooner … than».
examples
- As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses. (Torah GEN.44.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And when they came to Reuel their father, he said: 'How is it that ye are come so soon to-day?' (Torah EXO.2.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place. (Torah GEN.18.33, JPS 1917) tree →
- They soon forgot His works; they waited not for His counsel; (Writings PSA.106.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. (Prophets ISA.66.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- I would soon subdue their enemies, and turn My hand against their adversaries. (Writings PSA.81.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Dinner will be ready soon. tree →
- Get well soon! tree →
- Soon the snow began to melt. tree →
- Call me as soon as you get home. tree →
- Sooner or later you will learn to ride a bike. tree →
- It is too soon to open the presents. tree →
- We will soon be at the beach. tree →
- The sooner we start, the sooner we finish. tree →
- It will soon become like ice. tree →
note
«Soon» is vague: it does not say exactly how long. «As soon as» joins two events: «As soon as the bell rang, we ran out» means the running came right after the ring. Do not confuse «soon» with «son» or «sun». Comparison: sooner, soonest.
In the corpora
- And the LORD went His way, as soon as He had left off speaking to Abraham; and Abraham returned unto his place.
- As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent away, they and their asses.
- The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
- For as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.
- And as soon as she saw them she doted upon them, and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «soon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.