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US
/ˈsoʊ/
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[ UK /sˈəʊ/ ]
[ UK /sˈəʊ/ ]
ADVERB
-
to a very great extent or degree
the idea is so obvious
never been so happy
I love you so
my head aches so! -
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
we watched the late movie and then went to bed
go left first, then right
then he left
first came lightning, then thunder
and so home and to bed -
in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
They're happy and I hope they will remain so
so live your life that old age will bring no regrets -
in a manner that facilitates
he observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior
he stooped down so he could pick up his hat -
(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed
so dirty that it smells
he was so tired he could hardly stand -
in the way indicated
hold the brush so
set up the pieces thus -
in the same way; also
I was offended and so was he
worked hard and so did she -
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
therefore X must be true
the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory
it is late and thus we must go
the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted
we were young and thence optimistic -
to a certain unspecified extent or degree
can do only so much in a day
I can only go so far with this student -
in truth (often tends to intensify)
was indeed grateful
indeed, the rain may still come
he did so do it!
they said the car would break down and indeed it did
it is very cold indeed
NOUN
- the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
How To Use so In A Sentence
- Richardson, are proprietors of shows, and the berouged, bedraggled creatures who exhibit on the platform outside for their living. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 327, January, 1843
- Smith, who is also a director of Norwich City Football Club, said her CBE was a "very, very great honour". BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition
- These observations will provide a valuable supplement to the simultaneous records of other expeditions, especially the British in McMurdo Sound and the German in Weddell Sea, above all as regards the hypsometer observations (for the determination of altitude) on sledge journeys. The South Pole~ Remarks on the Meteorological Observations at Framheim
- Sodium thiopental was used by most U.S. states as part of a lethal injection combination, but many have switched to an alternative drug called pentobarbital amid an ongoing shortage. The Seattle Times
- Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. The Sun
- It's good to have a cry sometimes.
- When the new foods that came from the Americas - peppers, summer squash and especially tomatoes - took hold in the region, a number of closely related dishes were born, including what we call ratatouille - and a man from La Mancha calls pisto, an Ikarian Greek calls soufiko and a Turk calls turlu. NYT > Home Page
- Some were members of Turkey's elite military class known as "pashas," a title of respect harking back to Ottoman military commanders Monday for allegedly planning to blow up mosques in order to trigger a military takeover and overthrow the WN.com - Photown News
- Within five years, a unified currency in 1933 the "central" issue of "legal tender" currency has been relatively stable, so Donglai Bank has to resume business.
- Blackpool Scorpions notched their first away win of the season against a good attacking Leigh team.
