so

Etymology 1
From, , , , , from , , , from , from , , from (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, Swedish så ("so, such that"), Old 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Pronunciation

 * ; sow
 * ; sow
 * ; sow
 * ; sow

Conjunction

 * 1) ; in order that.
 * 2) With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
 * “Where were you born?” ― “So I was born in London.”
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * “Where were you born?” ― “So I was born in London.”
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * “Where were you born?” ― “So I was born in London.”
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * “Where were you born?” ― “So I was born in London.”
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * “Where were you born?” ― “So I was born in London.”
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
 * 1)  Provided that; on condition that; as long as.

Usage notes
Chiefly in North American use, a comma or pause is often used before the conjunction when used in the sense with the result that. (A similar meaning can often be achieved by using a semicolon or colon (without the so), as for example: He drank the poison; he died.)

The apparently meaningless use of "so" to begin sentences, such as replies to questions, where there is no relevant sense of "in order that" or "for that reason", has become increasingly common over the early part of the 21st century, and has been widely described as irritating. .

Adverb

 * 1) To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
 * 2) To the (implied) extent.
 * 3) Very (positive or negative clause).
 * I feel so much better now.
 * 1) Very much.
 * 2)  at all (negative clause).
 * 3) In a particular manner.
 * 4) * 1963, Mike Hawker, (music and lyrics),  (vocalist),  (single),
 * Don′t know what it is that makes me love you so, / I only know I never want to let you go.
 * 1) In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; likewise, also.
 * ‘There're another two.’ ‘So there are.’
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1) Very much.
 * 2)  at all (negative clause).
 * 3) In a particular manner.
 * 4) * 1963, Mike Hawker, (music and lyrics),  (vocalist),  (single),
 * Don′t know what it is that makes me love you so, / I only know I never want to let you go.
 * 1) In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; likewise, also.
 * ‘There're another two.’ ‘So there are.’
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1) In a particular manner.
 * 2) * 1963, Mike Hawker, (music and lyrics),  (vocalist),  (single),
 * Don′t know what it is that makes me love you so, / I only know I never want to let you go.
 * 1) In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; likewise, also.
 * ‘There're another two.’ ‘So there are.’
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * ‘There're another two.’ ‘So there are.’
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.
 * 1)  To such an extent or degree; as.

Usage notes

 * Use of so in the sense to the implied extent is discouraged in formal writing; spoken intonation which might render the usage clearer is not usually apparent to the reader, who might reasonably expect the extent to be made explicit. For example, the reader may expect He is so good to be followed by an explanation or consequence of how good he is. Devices such as use of underscoring and the exclamation mark may be used as a means of clarifying that the implicit usage is intended; capitalising SO is also used. The derivative subsenses very and very much are similarly more apparent with spoken exaggerated intonation.


 * The difference between so and very in implied-extent usage is that very is more descriptive or matter-of-fact, while so indicates more emotional involvement. For example, she is very clever is a simple statement of opinion; she is so clever suggests admiration. Likewise, that is very typical is a simple statement; that is SO typical of him! is an indictment. A formal (and reserved) apology may be expressed I am very sorry, but after elbowing someone in the nose during a basketball game, a man might say, Dude, I am so sorry! in order to ensure that it's understood as an accident.

Synonyms

 * this, thus
 * ,, much
 * this, thus
 * ,, much

Adjective

 * 1) As what was or will be mentioned.
 * 2) In that state or manner; with that attribute.
 * 3)  Homosexual.
 * 1) In that state or manner; with that attribute.
 * 2)  Homosexual.
 * 1) In that state or manner; with that attribute.
 * 2)  Homosexual.
 * 1)  Homosexual.
 * 1)  Homosexual.
 * 1)  Homosexual.

Interjection

 * What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.
 * What time does the train leave? / So it leaves at 10 o'clock.
 * 1)  Be as you are; stand still;
 * What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.
 * What time does the train leave? / So it leaves at 10 o'clock.
 * 1)  Be as you are; stand still;
 * What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.
 * What time does the train leave? / So it leaves at 10 o'clock.
 * 1)  Be as you are; stand still;
 * What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.
 * What time does the train leave? / So it leaves at 10 o'clock.
 * 1)  Be as you are; stand still;
 * 1)  Be as you are; stand still;

Usage notes
Though certain uses of "sentence-initial so" had been common for a long time, the perceived excessive use of the word at the start of sentences, such as at the start of answers to questions, became controversial in the 2010s, being described as "annoying".

Etymology 3
Shortened from, to make it an open syllable for uniformity with the rest of the scale, from Glover's solmization, from , in the solmization of Guido of Arezzo, from the first syllable of  in the lyrics of the scale-ascending hymn  by Paulus Deacon.

Noun

 * 1)  A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.

Etymology 4
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1)  A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.

Etymology
From, from , from , from , from a merger of and.

Adverb

 * , like that/this, thus in such a way
 * , that, to such an extent

Verb

 * 1) To stand (to be in a standing position).

Etymology 1
From.

Preposition

 * 1) under

Derived terms

 * sol

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) his, her, its
 * 2) your (polite)
 * 3) their

Pronoun

 * 1) his, hers
 * 2) yours (polite)

Alternative forms

 * soi

Noun

 * 1) horse

Noun

 * 1) house, home

Adverb

 * 1)   looking at

Noun

 * 1)  look, gaze

Interjection

 * 1) whoa

Pronoun

 * 1) he

Etymology 1
~, from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) sound

Etymology 2
. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, from.

Noun

 * 1)  sleep

Usage notes

 * This form is still used in certain dialects, such as Algherese.

Etymology 1
From clipping of, from.

Noun

 * 1)  benefit; advantage; bargain; discount

Adjective

 * 1)  bargain; advantageous

Verb

 * 1)  to respond; to pay attention to

Etymology
From, from , from , from. Cognates include 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Determiner

 * 1) his, her, their

Usage notes

 * so is preceded by a definite article :
 * Unlike its French or Italian cognates, so does not decline, either by gender or number:
 * Unlike its French or Italian cognates, so does not decline, either by gender or number:

Etymology
From, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) sow (female pig)
 * 2)  slut

Etymology
From, from ,. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * , like that, in that manner
 * so, to such a degree

Etymology
From, from , , from , (reflexive pronomial stem).

Adverb

 * , thus, as
 * 1) then

Noun

 * 1) woman

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1)  his, her, its; of his, hers, its
 * 2)  his, hers, its
 * 3)  his, hers, its; the thing belonging to him, her,it

Etymology
From, , , from.

Preposition

 * 1) under, beneath

Etymology
From, from , from , from , , compare with 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * , such, that
 * 1) as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus  in a statement of equality)
 * 2) thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
 * 3) then (in that case)
 * 4)  expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
 * 1) as (followed by an adjective or adverb plus  in a statement of equality)
 * 2) thus, like this/that, in this/that way, in this/that manner
 * 3) then (in that case)
 * 4)  expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
 * 1) then (in that case)
 * 2)  expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning
 * 1)  expletive; sometimes intensifying, sometimes with no noticeable meaning

Conjunction

 * 1)  thus,, pursuant to the aforementioned premises
 * 2)  an, if
 * 1)  an, if

Usage notes

 * This quotation particle can be combined with a number of verbs but, somewhat unusually, it doesn't require the clause to contain any predicate at all. In such cases, the meaning is roughly that of to say in the past tense.

Pronoun

 * 1)  that, which, who
 * (Augsburger Bekenntnis)

Etymology
.

Conjunction

 * 1) so

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Etymology 1
From.

Pronoun

 * 1)  his, her, its, one's

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) hot, warm.

Etymology 1
From, from , from.

Adverb

 * , like that, in that manner
 * so, to such a degree
 * 1)  as
 * 2) then, in that case
 * so, therefore

Conjunction

 * 1) if, in the case that
 * 2) like, as
 * 3)  both ... and

Etymology 2
Weakened form of.

Etymology 1
From, from.

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Adverb

 * 1) so, then, in that case
 * so, to this or that extent

Etymology
From, , from , from. Akin to 🇨🇬.

Adverb

 * 1) that
 * 2) as
 * 3) then
 * 1) as
 * 2) then
 * 1) then
 * 1) then

Etymology
From, from.

Article

 * 1)  (rare)

Usage notes

 * In the Provençal dialect, the masculine and feminine plural is.

Etymology
From, from.

Adverb

 * so, like that, in that manner

Etymology
From, from.

Determiner

 * 1) this (used after the noun, which is preceded by the definite article)

Etymology
From, from.

Adverb

 * , like that, in that manner

Pronoun

 * 1) he, it

Etymology 1
From.

Determiner

 * 1) the
 * 2) that (agr: rem nom masc)

Pronoun

 * it
 * 1) he (rem masc nom)

Noun

 * 1) grass

Pronoun

 * 1) what?

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) your father
 * 2) your paternal uncle

Etymology 1
Reduced form of.

Conjunction

 * , therefore

Usage notes

 * Highly colloquial and English-influenced; forms such as are preferred in higher registers.

Etymology
, from.

Noun

 * 1)  salt

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) salt

Etymology
.

Preposition

 * 1) with

Usage notes

 * The sylabic variant so is used when the next word begins with s, z, š or ž or with a consonant cluster containing one of these consonants. It is also used in connection with . In all other cases, the variant is used.

Etymology 1
, from, from.

Preposition

 * 1)  under

Usage notes

 * So is very rare in modern Spanish, surviving only in certain expressions, including, or ,.

Etymology 2
.

Pronoun

 * 1)  you

Etymology 3
.

Interjection

 * 1) whoa!

Etymology
From (Old Icelandic/Norwegian ), from, from , from. Compare the identical (Old Icelandic/Norwegian, 🇨🇬).

Noun

 * 1)  sow (female pig)

Usage notes

 * The more common synonym is, especially for the plural form.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) saw

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) show

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) swamp, marsh, bog

Verb

 * 1)  To compare.
 * 2)  To pair up.
 * 3)  To straighten one's shoulders, as if to compare one's height to another's.
 * 1)  To pair up.
 * 2)  To straighten one's shoulders, as if to compare one's height to another's.
 * 1)  To straighten one's shoulders, as if to compare one's height to another's.

Etymology 2
Compare.

Adjective

 * 1) firstborn

Usage notes
Unlike other negative verb forms, this form—and, which is used for the first-person singular—is not complemented by after the subject.