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adverb

in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.

in that or this manner or fashion; thus: So it turned out.

in the aforesaid state or condition: It is broken and has long been so.

to the extent or degree indicated or suggested: Do not walk so fast.

Informal. very or extremely: I'm so sad.

Informal. (used with the word "not" or in a generally negative statement to emphasize an adjective, noun phrase, or clause) really; surely: That is so not funny! My mom is so going to kill me!

very greatly: My head aches so!

(used before an adverb or an adverbial clause and followed by as ) to such a degree or extent: so far as I know.

having the purpose of: a speech so commemorating the victory.

10.

for this or that reason; hence; therefore: She is ill, and so cannot come to the party.

11.

(used as an affirmative to emphasize or confirm a previous statement) most certainly: I said I would come, and so I will.

12.

(used as an emphatic affirmative to contradict a previous statement) indeed; truly; too: I was so at the party!

13.

likewise or correspondingly; also; too: If he is going, then so am I.

14.

in such manner as to follow or result from: As he learned, so did he teach.

15.

in the way that follows; in this way: The audience was seated, and so the famous speech began.

16.

in the way that precedes; in that way: So ended the speech, and the listeners arose and cheered.

17.

in such way as to end in: So live your life that old age will bring you no regrets.

18.

then; subsequently: and so to bed.

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conjunction

19.

in order that (often followed by that ): Check carefully, so any mistakes will be caught.

20.

with the result that (often followed by that ): He checked carefully, so that the mistakes were caught.

21.

on the condition that; if.

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pronoun

22.

such as has been stated: to be good and stay so.

23.

something that is about or near the persons or things in question, as in number or amount: Of the original twelve, five or so remain.

interjection

24.

(used as an exclamation of surprise, shock, discovery, inquiry, indifference, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)

adjective

25.

true as stated or reported; conforming with reality or the fact: Say it isn't so.

Idioms

26.

only/just so many, being a limited or small number or amount: I can eat only so many pieces of fruit.

27.

only/just so much, being a limited amount or quantity; up to a certain point or maximum: I can eat only so much fruit; just so much that one can do in such a case.

28.

so as,

with the result or purpose: to turn up the volume of the radio so as to drown out the noise from the next apartment.

Older Use. provided that: I like any flower, just so as it's real.

29.

so much,

something, as an amount or cost, that is not specified or determined: The carpeting is priced at so much per yard.

all that is or needs to be said or done: So much for the preliminaries, let's get down to the real issues.

30.

so much as, even: He doesn't so much as say hello to me.

31.

so to speak. speak ( def 22 ).

32.

so what?. what ( def 27 ).

Origin:
before 900; Middle English; Old English swā; cognate with Dutch zoo, German so, Gothic swa

Synonyms
10. See therefore.

Usage note
5. The intensive so meaning “very or extremely” (Everything's so expensive these days) occurs chiefly in informal speech. In writing and formal speech, intensive so is most often followed by a completing that clause: Everything is so expensive that some families must struggle just to survive.
19, 20. The conjunction so (often followed by that) introduces clauses both of purpose (We ordered our tickets early so that we could get good seats) and of result (The river had frozen during the night so people walked across it all the next day). In formal speech and writing, so that is somewhat more common than so in clauses of purpose. Otherwise, either so or so that is standard.
Like and, but¹, and or, so can occur as a transitional word at the beginning of a sentence: So all our hard work finally brought results. See also as¹, and, but¹.

Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun Music.

sol¹.

South.

Southern.

Signal Officer.

Special Order.

Standing Order.

seller's option.

shipping order.

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World English Dictionary

so¹ (səʊ)

—*adv*
1.	(foll by an adjective or adverb and a correlative clause often introduced by that) to such an extent: the river is so dirty that it smells
2.	(used with a negative; it replaces the first as in an equative comparison) to the same extent as: she is not so old as you
3.	(intensifier): it's so lovely; I love you so
4.	in the state or manner expressed or implied: they're happy and will remain so
5.	(not used with a negative; foll by an auxiliary verb or do, have, or be used as main verbs) also; likewise: I can speak Spanish and so can you
6.	informal indeed: used to contradict a negative statement: You didn't tell the truth. I did so!
7.	archaic provided that
8.	and so on, and so forth and continuing similarly
9.	just so See just
10.	or so approximately: fifty or so people came to see me
11.	quite so I agree; exactly
12.	so be it used to express agreement or resignation
13.	so much
	a. a certain degree or amount (of)
	b. a lot (of): it's just so much nonsense
14.	so much for
	a. no more can or need be said about
	b. used to express contempt for something that has failed: so much for your bright idea

—*conj*
15.	in order (that): to die so that you might live
16.	with the consequence (that): he was late home, so that there was trouble
17.	(takes an infinitive) so as in order (to): to slim so as to lose weight

—*sentence connector*
18.	in consequence; hence: she wasn't needed, so she left
19.	used to introduce a sentence expressing resignation, amazement, or sarcasm: so you're publishing a book!
20.	thereupon; and then: and so we ended up in France
21.	used to introduce a sentence or clause to add emphasis: he's crazy, so he is
22.	informal so what! what importance does that have?

—*pron*
23.	used to substitute for a clause or sentence, which may be understood: you'll stop because I said so

—*adj* (used with is, was, etc)
24.	factual; true: it can't be so

—*interj*
25.	an exclamation of agreement, surprise, etc

usage In formal English, so is not used as a conjunction, to indicate either purpose (he left by a back door so he could avoid photographers) or result (the project was abandoned so his services were no longer needed). In the former case to or in order to should be used instead, and in the latter case and so or and therefore would be more acceptable. The expression so therefore should not be used

so² (səʊ)

—n
	music a variant spelling of soh

so³

—*the internet domain name for*
	Somalia

SO

—*abbreviation for*
	Somalia (international car registration)

S.O.

—*abbreviation for*
	strike out

soh or so (səʊ)

—n
	music (in tonic sol-fa) the name used for the fifth note or dominant of any scale

[C13: see gamut]

so or so

—n

[C13: see gamut]

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Word Origin & History

O.E. swa, swæ "in this way," from P.Gmc. *swa (cf. O.S., M.Du., O.H.G. so, O.N. sva, Dan. saa, Swed. sa, O.Fris. sa, Du. zo, Ger. so "so," Goth. swa "as"), from PIE reflexive pronomial stem *s(w)o- (cf. Gk. hos "as," O.Latin suad "so," L. se "himself"). So? as a term of dismissal is attested from

1886 (short for is that so?); so what as an exclamation of indifference dates from 1934. So-so "mediocre" is from 1530; so-and-so is from 1596 meaning "something unspecified;" first recorded 1897 as a euphemistic term of abuse.

"The adverb so at the beginning of a sentence ('So I'll pay for it!'), probably of Yiddish origin, occurs frequently in conversation." [M.Pei, "Story of English," 1952]

Slang Dictionary

so definition

mod.
very. (An intensifier that can appear before prepositional phrases and other selected adjectives that typically are not intensified.) : I was so toasted that I said, “I'm so out of here!”

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Computing Dictionary

SO definition

1. Shift Out
2. Significant Other, almost invariably written abbreviated and pronounced /S-O/ by hackers. Used to refer to one's primary relationship, especially a live-in to whom one is not married.
[Jargon File]

so definition

networking
The country code for Somalia.
(1999-01-27)

American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

so
Somali

seller's option
significant other
Somalia (international vehicle ID)
strikeout
symphony orchestra

so.

south
southern

s.o.
strikeout

Easton

Bible Dictionary

So definition

(Nubian, Sabako), an Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway. He was bribed by Hoshea to help him against the Assyrian monarch Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:4). This was a return to the policy that had been successful in the reign of Jeroboam I.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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American Heritage

Idioms & Phrases

In addition to the idioms beginning with so, also see and so forth (and so on); as (so) far as; as (so) far as possible; as (so) far as that goes; as (so) long as; as (so) much as; even so; every now and then (so often); go so far as to; how come (so); in so many words; is that a fact (so); I told you so; just so; never had it so good; not (so) bad; on one's say-so; or so; take it (just so much); without so much as.