What's the difference between son and soon?

Son


Definition:

  • (n.) A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent, father or mother.
  • (n.) A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural, descendants in general.
  • (n.) Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted male child; a pupil, ward, or any other male dependent.
  • (n.) A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons of Albion; sons of New England.
  • (n.) The produce of anything.
  • (n.) Jesus Christ, the Savior; -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) His son, Karim Makarius, opened the gallery to display some of the legacy bequeathed to him by his father in 2009, as well as the work of other Argentine photographers and artists – currently images by contemporary photographer Facundo de Zuviria are also on show.
  • (2) At the time, with a regular supply of British immigrants arriving in large numbers in Australia, Biggs was able to blend in well as "Terry Cook", a carpenter, so well in fact that his wife, Charmian, was able to join him with his three sons.
  • (3) It comes in defiant journalism, like the story televised last week of a gardener in Aleppo who was killed by bombs while tending his roses and his son, who helped him, orphaned.
  • (4) Examination of the SON in such animals revealed that the oxytocinergic system is already modified by day 12 of dioestrus; during suckling-induced lactation, the anatomical changes are identical to those seen during a normal post-partum lactation.
  • (5) The only way we can change it, is if we get people to look in and understand what is happening.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest Dean, Clare and their baby son.
  • (6) Some 10 years after arriving in Sheffield with her husband and three-year-old son, Bazzie is a success story.
  • (7) "I hope that he has the sleepless nights I have had for the past five weeks because my son sustained horrific injuries."
  • (8) He's called out for his lack of imagination in a stinging review by a leading food critic (Oliver Platt) and - after being introduced to Twitter by his tech-savvy son (Emjay Anthony) - accidentally starts a flame war that will lead to him losing his job.
  • (9) Scott was born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, the youngest of the three sons of Colonel Francis Percy Scott, who served in the Royal Engineers, and his wife, Elizabeth.
  • (10) Simon Cross, 46, his partner Lizzy Gilliland, 42, and their son Gabriel, two, from Nottingham, expressed the views of many attending.
  • (11) The education secretary's wife, Sarah Vine, a columnist, said her son William, nine, and daughter Beatrice, 11, now realise how much their father is hated for his position in government because other children tell them in the playground.
  • (12) The personal experience of our son's prolonged hospitalization due to osteomyelitis (23 days) was detailed by an ongoing diary.
  • (13) For Bush Sr, the dilemma is all the more agonising as some of the White House advisers he now criticises are former employees he bequeathed to his son.
  • (14) Here we show that the subsequent survival and reproductive success of subordinate female red deer is depressed more by rearing sons than by rearing daughters, whereas the subsequent fitness of dominant females is unaffected by the sex of their present offspring.
  • (15) My son was born healthy, strong and very handsome, in spite of his dangerous start.
  • (16) That was long after the demolition of nearby Hyde Abbey, where he was originally buried with his son and other members of his family more than 1,000 years ago.
  • (17) Both Murdoch and his son James were called to testify before parliament.
  • (18) "I am in a bad situation, psychologically so bad and confused," one father said, surrounded by his three other young sons.
  • (19) It wasn't the best marriage – Jackie left me in 1962 when my first son, Paul, was 18 months old.
  • (20) She kept it up for three years, until her son's letters finally persuaded her to cut down to one day a week.

Soon


Definition:

  • (adv.) In a short time; shortly after any time specified or supposed; as, soon after sunrise.
  • (adv.) Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early.
  • (adv.) Promptly; quickly; easily.
  • (adv.) Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or some other word expressing will.
  • (a.) Speedy; quick.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) But soon after aid workers departed, barrel bombs dropped by Syrian helicopters caused renewed destruction.
  • (2) Other haematological parameters remained normal, with the exception of the absolute number of lymphocytes, which initially fell sharply but soon returned to, and even exceeded, control levels.
  • (3) Accidentally discovered nearly 40 years ago as the first true antidepressants, the MAOIs soon fell into disfavor due to concerns about toxicity and seemingly lesser efficacy compared with the newer tricyclic compounds.
  • (4) But the Franco-British spat sparked by Dave's rejection of Angela and Nicolas's cunning plan to save the euro has been given wings by news the US credit agencies may soon strip France of its triple-A rating and is coming along very nicely, thank you. "
  • (5) Mechanical ventilation was soon instituted and several antibiotics and acyclovir were administered intravenously, with marked effects.
  • (6) Johnson and Campion are optimistic that marriage equality will win out, and soon.
  • (7) Tap the relevant details into Google, though, and the real names soon appear before your eyes: the boss in question, stern and yet oddly quixotic, is Phyllis Westberg of Harold Ober Associates.
  • (8) Evx-1 RNA is first detected shortly before the onset of gastrulation in a region of ectoderm containing cells that will soon be found in the primitive streak.
  • (9) There were soon tales of claimants dying after having had money withdrawn, but the real administrative problem was the explosion of appeals, which very often succeeded because many medical problems were being routinely ignored at the earlier stage.
  • (10) Will the United fans' eternal favourite soon add his voice to that of 140,000 fans?
  • (11) These cycles of treatment were repeated as soon as the hematologic restoration was complete.
  • (12) Opposition politicians such as Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam and Chee Soon Juan , brought low for daring to disagree.
  • (13) Noradrenaline turnover and metabolism are altered soon after imposing increased workload on heart.
  • (14) Isolates from patients who failed to clear the organism from their stools or who had cholera soon after tetracycline prophylaxis had increased minimum inhibitory concentrations of the drug.
  • (15) Reinduction chemotherapy was given as soon as relapse was diagnosed in the marrow.
  • (16) Giving voice to that sentiment the mass-selling daily newspaper Ta Nea dedicated its front-page editorial to what it hoped would soon be the group's demise, describing Alexopoulos' desertion as a "positive development".
  • (17) Because many individuals begin smoking soon after joining the Navy, effective prevention programs need to be implemented in recruit training and repeated in early training schools.
  • (18) The flattening of neutrophils occurred soon after settling, and was not followed by extension.
  • (19) Clinical trials in head injury will begin soon in selected centers in the United States.
  • (20) Weir soon has to hack away a cross from Bodmer which would otherwise have found Govou in the box.

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