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# How to pronounce "eftsoon" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/ɛftsʌːn/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **ef·tsoon**

## Meaning & Usage

### ADVERB
- Obsolete form of eftsoons.
  - *Example*: "All the while they had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, that as soone as ever they saw the harquebuse raised to the cheeke, so soon were they on the ground, and eftsoone to answer with their bowes, and to the their way, if by chance they perceived that we were about to take them."

### Example Sentences
- "All the while they had their eye and foot so quicke and readie, that as soone as ever they saw the harquebuse raised to the cheeke, so soon were they on the ground, and eftsoone to answer with their bowes, and to the their way, if by chance they perceived that we were about to take them."
- ""Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" Eftsoons his hand dropt he."

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (1 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "eftsoon" in real conversation:

### Example 1
*Accent: US*
> "He holds him with his skinny hand, "There was a ship," quoth he. "Hold off! unhand me, grey-beard loon!" Eftsoons his hand dropt he. He holds him with his glittering eye-- The Wedding-Guest stood still, And listens like a three years child: The Mariner hath his will."
- **Watch at 0:58**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHOn97tu_jc&t=58s)


## How to Pronounce "eftsoon"

- **Syllables**: ef · tsoon
- **IPA**: `/ɛftsʌːn/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Words

### Word Forms
[eftsoons](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eftsoons)


## Related Pronunciations

[eftsoons](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eftsoons), [eftsoones](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eftsoones), [eft](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eft), [efter](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/efter), [eftest](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eftest), [efto](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/efto), [eftpos](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eftpos), [eftsl](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/eftsl)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “eftsoon”?
“eftsoon” is pronounced /ɛftsʌːn/ (ef · tsoon). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “eftsoon”?
“eftsoon” has 2 syllables: ef · tsoon.

### What does “eftsoon” mean?
Obsolete form of eftsoons.

### How can I hear “eftsoon” used in real sentences?
This page has 1 real-world video example of “eftsoon” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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