skoro

See also: skóro

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskoro]

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Adverb

skoro

1. almost, nearly

   Synonyms: téměř, takřka, bezmála

   Já jsem též na moři skoro zemřel. ― I almost died at sea as well.

Further reading

• skoro in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• skoro in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• skoro in Internetová jazyková příručka

Lower Sorbian

Adverb

skoro (comparative skerjej, superlative nejskerjej)

1. Superseded spelling of skóro.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɔ.rɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Syllabification: sko‧ro

Etymology 1

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Conjunction

skoro

1. since
2. (archaic) as soon as

Etymology 2

From skory +‎ -o.

Adverb

skoro (comparative skorzej, superlative najskorzej)

1. (archaic) quickly, swiftly

   Synonyms: prędko, szybko, rychło

Further reading

• skoro in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• skoro in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skǒro/
• Hyphenation: sko‧ro

Adverb

skòro (Cyrillic spelling ско̀ро)

1. soon (= ȕskoro)

   Skoro će veče(r). ― Soon it will be evening.

2. almost, nearly

   skoro nikad ― hardly ever

   Skoro sam se poskliznuo. ― I almost slipped.

Synonyms

• uskoro

Further reading

• “skoro” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “skoro” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈskɔrɔ]

Adverb

skoro

1. soon, shortly
2. almost, nearly

   Synonyms: takmer, temer

Further reading

• “skoro”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch school.

Noun

skoro

1. school

Descendants

• → Dutch: skorro
• → Wayana: sikoro