āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ, āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ
in a short time from now
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The flowers will bloom soon in the spring.
āĻĢā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻĢā§āĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
1.1
āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤
earlier than expected or within a short time after something happens
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He regretted his decision soon into his new job.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻļā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻ°āĻ, āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻ
used to show a choice or willingness between two options
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She would just as soon forget the whole incident.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āĨ¤
03
āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ, āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¤
quickly or without delay
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The problem was solved soon after it was reported.
āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻĒāĻ°ā§ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛āĻŽā§āĻŦā§, āĻ¤āĻžā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§
instantly or at once
Old use
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The gates opened soon upon their arrival.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¸āĻžāĻ° āĻļā§āĻā§āĻ°āĻ āĻā§āĻāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
