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SO SOON AS

Definition: SO SOON AS

SO SOON AS

1. Immediately at or after another event. ``As soon as he came nigh unto the camp . . . he saw the calf, and the dancing.'' --Ex. xxxii. 19. See So . . . as , under So .

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 


Historic Usage: SO SOON AS

AuthorDateQuotation

Communist Manifesto

1848

The productive forces at the disposal of society no longer tend to further the development of the conditions of bourgeois property; on the contrary, they have become too powerful for these conditions, by which they are fettered, and so soon as they overcome these fetters, they bring disorder into the whole of bourgeois society, endanger the existence of bourgeois property. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: SO SOON AS

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

The Enscombe family were not in town quite so soon as had been imagined, but he was at Highbury very soon afterwards.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Moreover, as it always seeks disguise so soon as it perceives it is understood, it transforms itself.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Speeches: SO SOON AS

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

Thomas Jefferson

1801-1809Two others are yet to be laid up so soon as they shall have received the repairs requisite to put them also into sound condition.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Modern Translation: SO SOON AS

Language Translations for "SO SOON AS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Romanian

  

de îndatã ce (as soon as, directly). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Bible Trace: SO SOON AS

LanguageDateSourcePhilippians Chapter 2, Verse 23
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintTouton men oun elpizw pemyai wV an apidw ta peri eme exauthV
Latin405VulgateHunc igitur spero me mittere mox ut videro quae circa me sunt
Middle English1395WyclifTherfor Y hope that Y schal sende hym to you, anoon as Y se what thingis ben aboute me.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleHim I hope to sende assone as I knowe how it will go with me.
Jacobean English1611King JamesHim therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
Victorian English1833WebsterHim therefore I hope to send presently, so soon as I shall see how it will go with me.
Basic English1964OgdenHim then I am hoping to send as quickly as possible, when I am able to see how things will go for me:

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: SO SOON AS

LanguagePhilippians Chapter 2, Verse 23
CebuanoBusa gilauman ko ang pagpaanha kaniya diha sa dili madugay inigkatino ko na kon unsa gayud ang akong pagadangatan;
Chinese所 以 我 一 看 出 我 的 事 要 怎 樣 了 結 、 就 盼 望 立 刻 " 發 他 去 .
CroatianNjega se dakle nadam poslati tek što razvidim što je sa mnom.
DanishHam håber jeg altså at sende straks, når jeg ser Udgangen på min Sag.
DutchIk hoop dan wel dezen van stonde aan te zenden, zo haast als ik in mijn zaken zal voorzien hebben;
FinnishHänet minä siis toivon voivani lähettää heti, kun olen saanut nähdä, miten minun käy.
GermanIhn, hoffe ich, werde ich senden von Stund an, wenn ich erfahren habe, wie es um mich steht.
Haitian CreoleMwen fè lide voye l' kote nou lè m'a fin wè ki jan sa ap pase pou mwen.
HungarianÕt azért reménylem, hogy elküldöm, mihelyt meglátom az én dolgaimat, tüstént;
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariOleh sebab itu, segera sesudah saya mengetahui bagaimana perkara saya berakhir nanti, saya akan mengutus dia kepadamu.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaAku harap menyuruhkan dia itu dengan segeranya, apabila aku sudah nampak bagaimana kesudahan segala hal ihwalku.
MaoriKo ia taku e mea nei kia tonoa wawetia atu, ina kite ahau i te tukunga iho ki ahau.
NorwegianHam håper jeg altså å sende straks jeg ser utgangen på min sak.
PortugueseA este, pois, espero enviar logo que eu tenha visto como há de ser o meu caso;   
RumanianPe el dar, nqdqjduiesc sq vi -l trimet, de kndatqce voi vedea ce kntorsqturq vor lua lucrurile cu privire la mine.
ShuarWinia itiurtukartin nuna nekaan Timiutéu iirmainiarat tusan akuptuktatjarme.
SwedishHonom hoppas jag alltså kunna sända, så snart jag har fått se huru det går med min sak.
UmaJadi', ane ku'inca-damo mpai' kahudua kara-kara-ku, kuhubui-imi tilou mpencuai' -koi.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Anagrams: SO SOON AS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-n-o-o-o-s-s-s"

-4 letters: naos, ossa, sans, sass, sons, soon.

-5 letters: ass, noo, nos, ons, son, sos.

 Words containing the letters "a-n-o-o-o-s-s-s"
 

+5 letters: nonclassrooms, somatosensory.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: SO SOON AS


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 4F      53 4F 4F 4E      41 53

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

        

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01001111 00100000 01010011 01001111 01001111 01001110 00100000 01000001 01010011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#79 &#32 &#83 &#79 &#79 &#78 &#32 &#65 &#83

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 004F      0053 004F 004F 004E      0041 0053

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

534925349494823553

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Quotations: Historic
3. Quotations: Fiction
4. Quotations: Speeches
5. Translations: Modern
6. Bible Trace
7. Anagrams
8. Orthography
9. Bibliography


  

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