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[ adverb ] comparatives of `soon' or `early'

Synonyms

earlier

Examples

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

Used in print

(Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)

The sooner you act like an angel the quicker you 'll feel angelic .

2
[ adverb ] more readily or willingly

Synonyms

rather preferably

Examples

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

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