SOON, adv.
1. In a short time shortly after any time specified or supposed as soon after sunrise soon after dinner I shall soon return we shall soon have clear weather.
2. Early without the usual delay before any time supposed. How is it that ye have come so soon to-day? Exodus 2 .
3. Readily willingly. But in this sense it accompanies would, or some other word expressing will. I would as soon see a river winding among woods or in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many whimsical figures at Versailles.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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