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sooner
1[ soo-ner ]
adverb
- the comparative form of soon.
- within a shorter period:
That day will come sooner than you think.
- earlier:
I just wish I'd done it sooner.
- in preference to something else; more willingly or readily; rather:
We might sooner trust the wind than trust our own frail resolutions.
- more likely or easily:
It's a color you might sooner expect to find on a Lamborghini than on a BMW.
sooner
2[ soo-ner ]
noun
- a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- a person who gains an unfair advantage by getting ahead of others.
Sooner
3[ soo-ner ]
noun
- a native or inhabitant of Oklahoma the Sooner State (used as a nickname).
sooner
/ 藞蝉耻藧苍蓹 /
adverb
- the comparative of soon
he came sooner than I thought
- rather; in preference
I'd sooner die than give up
- no sooner鈥hanimmediately after or when
no sooner said than done
no sooner had he got home than the rain stopped
- sooner or latereventually; inevitably
Usage
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of sooner1
Idioms and Phrases
- sooner or later, eventually:
Sooner or later his luck will run out.
- would sooner, to prefer to; to prefer that: Compare rather ( def 9 ).
I would sooner not go to their party.
I'd sooner you did the recording, as you're better at it than I am.
Example Sentences
Representatives of the victim鈥檚 family have expressed outrage that Garcia-Aquino wasn鈥檛 arrested sooner.
Basically, Mercedes achieved that because they invested more money and resources sooner into those rules than their rivals.
The sooner we begin treating him that way, the better.
Food companies are also being urged to phase out Red No. 3 by the end of new year, which is sooner than the 2027 to 2028 deadline previously required.
"This could all have been resolved sooner and that is the further insult to injury," she said.
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What else does Sooner mean?
A Sooner is a person who lives in the state of Oklahoma.
It is also a nickname for students and athletes at the University of Oklahoma.
Where does Sooner come from?
Sooner means 鈥渁 person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.鈥 It comes from a section of the Indian Appropriations Act of 1889, which became known as the 鈥渟ooner clause鈥 and was applied to residents of modern-day Oklahoma who moved to the state before the time designated by the federal government.
The name stuck, and today it鈥檚 a demonym for all people who live in Oklahoma, which is (not surprisingly) known as the Sooner State.
The name is also used to describe the athletes at the University of Oklahoma. The school鈥檚 athletics mascot is the Sooner Schooner, a Conestoga wagon which is drawn at sporting events by two horses named Boomer and (you guessed it) Sooner.
How is Sooner used in real life?
The way Sooner is used depends on who is using it. Residents of the state may describe themselves as proud Sooners, while people outside the state may describe folks who live in Oklahoma as such.
University of Oklahoma athletes, students, and fans use the hashtags 鈥#Sooners鈥 and 鈥#SoonerNation鈥 on social media in reference to the school and its activities.
Although Oklahoma state residents who attend Oklahoma State University are technically Sooners because of where they live, they tend to avoid using the name of their sports rival.
Note
This content is not meant to be a formal definition of this term. Rather, it is an informal summary that seeks to provide supplemental information and context important to know or keep in mind about the term鈥檚 history, meaning, and usage.
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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