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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Why did he call me so soon? Did something bad happen?"
},
{
"text": "John is coming home soon."
},
{
"text": "How soon will it be ready?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Something that happens soon happens shortly after another time, often shortly after the time of speaking."
],
"id": "simple-soon-en-adv-XkuYAOiN"
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "As soon as he finished eating, he got up and walked away from the table."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If x happens as soon as y does, x happens right after y."
],
"id": "simple-soon-en-adv-Bemze5pD"
}
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"enpr": "so͞on"
},
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"ipa": "/suːn/"
},
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"sampa": "/su:n/"
},
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}
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"form": "soon",
"tags": [
"positive"
]
},
{
"form": "sooner",
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"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "soonest",
"tags": [
"superlative"
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}
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"lang_code": "en",
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"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "He wanted to leave, but it seemed too soon."
},
{
"text": "There will be a time when we'll need a new school, and that time will probably be soon."
}
],
"glosses": [
"If something is soon, it is shortly after another time, often shortly after the time of speaking."
],
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],
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},
{
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},
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},
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{
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "adv",
"senses": [
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "Why did he call me so soon? Did something bad happen?"
},
{
"text": "John is coming home soon."
},
{
"text": "How soon will it be ready?"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Something that happens soon happens shortly after another time, often shortly after the time of speaking."
]
},
{
"examples": [
{
"text": "As soon as he finished eating, he got up and walked away from the table."
}
],
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"If x happens as soon as y does, x happens right after y."
]
}
],
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},
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"text": "He wanted to leave, but it seemed too soon."
},
{
"text": "There will be a time when we'll need a new school, and that time will probably be soon."
}
],
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"If something is soon, it is shortly after another time, often shortly after the time of speaking."
]
}
],
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},
{
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{
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"tags": [
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}
],
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}
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