'SO' definitions:
Definition of 'so'
From: WordNet
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!"
adverb
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"
adverb
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"
adverb
To a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
adverb
In the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"
adverb
In the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: thus, thusly, so]
adverb
(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"
adverb
Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: then, so, and so, and then]
adverb
(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"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus, so]
adverb
In truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: indeed, so]
noun
Definition of 'SO'
From: GCIDE
- Thionyl \Thi"on*yl\, n. [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'So'
From: GCIDE
- So \So\, adv. [OE. so, sa, swa, AS. sw[=a]; akin to OFries, s[=a], s?, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s?, G. so, Icel. sv[=a], sv?, svo, so, Sw. s?, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw? as; cf. L. suus one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. [root]192. Cf. As, Custom, Ethic, Idiom, Such.]
- 1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known. [1913 Webster]
- Why is his chariot so long in coming? --Judges v. 28. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as. [1913 Webster]
- As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape. [1913 Webster]
- I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the beginning and progress of a rising world. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
- He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than dependent. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely. [1913 Webster]
- 5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate. [1913 Webster]
- Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself, and cause all your family to do so too. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- It concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether they be so or not. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction. [1913 Webster]
- God makes him in his own image an intellectual creature, and so capable of dominion. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness; So may the guilt of all my broken vows, My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- 7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent. [1913 Webster]
- And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over, And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it? [1913 Webster]
- 9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 10. About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so. [1913 Webster]
- A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- Note: See the Note under Ill, adv. [1913 Webster]
- So . . . as. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as . . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1. [1913 Webster]
- So do, as thou hast said. --Gen. xviii. 5. [1913 Webster]
- As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps. ciii. 15. [1913 Webster]
- Had woman been so strong as men. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- So far, to that point or extent; in that particular. "The song was moral, and so far was right." --Cowper.
- So far forth, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.
- So forth, further in the same or similar manner; more of the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under And.
- So, so, well, well. "So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast." --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. "His leg is but so so." --Shak.
- So that, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or result that.
- So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'So'
From: GCIDE
- So \So\, adv. [OE. so, sa, swa, AS. sw[=a]; akin to OFries, s[=a], s?, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s?, G. so, Icel. sv[=a], sv?, svo, so, Sw. s?, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw? as; cf. L. suus one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. [root]192. Cf. As, Custom, Ethic, Idiom, Such.]
- 1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known. [1913 Webster]
- Why is his chariot so long in coming? --Judges v. 28. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as. [1913 Webster]
- As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- 3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape. [1913 Webster]
- I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the beginning and progress of a rising world. --T. Burnet. [1913 Webster]
- He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than dependent. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely. [1913 Webster]
- 5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate. [1913 Webster]
- Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself, and cause all your family to do so too. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- It concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether they be so or not. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster]
- He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction. [1913 Webster]
- God makes him in his own image an intellectual creature, and so capable of dominion. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
- Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness; So may the guilt of all my broken vows, My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- 7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent. [1913 Webster]
- And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over, And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it? [1913 Webster]
- 9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
- 10. About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so. [1913 Webster]
- A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay. [1913 Webster]
- Note: See the Note under Ill, adv. [1913 Webster]
- So . . . as. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as . . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1. [1913 Webster]
- So do, as thou hast said. --Gen. xviii. 5. [1913 Webster]
- As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps. ciii. 15. [1913 Webster]
- Had woman been so strong as men. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- So far, to that point or extent; in that particular. "The song was moral, and so far was right." --Cowper.
- So far forth, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.
- So forth, further in the same or similar manner; more of the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under And.
- So, so, well, well. "So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast." --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. "His leg is but so so." --Shak.
- So that, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or result that.
- So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'So'
From: GCIDE
- So \So\, interj. Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you are; -- a word used esp. to cows; also used by sailors. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'So'
From: GCIDE
- So \So\, conj. Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if. [1913 Webster]
- Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'SO'
From: Easton
- So (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.
Definition of 'SO'
From: Hitchcock
- So, a measure for grain; vail
Synonyms of 'so'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a deal,
- a great deal,
- a lot,
- abundantly,
- accordingly,
- accurately,
- ad eundem,
- after this fashion,
- almighty,
- along these lines,
- as,
- as all creation,
- as all get-out,
- as long as,
- as well,
- at what price,
- awful,
- awfully,
- beaucoup,
- by what mode,
- by what name,
- ceteris paribus,
- consequently,
- considerable,
- considerably,
- correctly,
- correspondingly,
- either,
- equally,
- equivalently,
- ergo,
- evenly,
- ever so,
- ever so much,
- exceedingly,
- exceptionally,
- extremely,
- faultlessly,
- flawlessly,
- for,
- galore,
- greatly,
- hence,
- highly,
- how,
- identically,
- in consideration of,
- in contemplation of,
- in great measure,
- in kind,
- in like manner,
- in order to,
- in such wise,
- in that way,
- in this way,
- in what way,
- indifferently,
- just,
- just like that,
- just right,
- just so,
- largely,
- like,
- like so,
- like that,
- like this,
- likewise,
- mightily,
- mighty,
- much,
- muchly,
- never so,
- no end,
- no end of,
- not a little,
- only too,
- parlous,
- perfectly,
- plenty,
- powerful,
- powerfully,
- precisely,
- pretty,
- pretty much,
- properly,
- proportionately,
- quite,
- real,
- really,
- right,
- rightly,
- sic,
- similarly,
- so as,
- so as to,
- so long as,
- so that,
- so very much,
- straight,
- suchlike,
- terribly,
- terrifically,
- then,
- thereupon,
- this way,
- this-a-way,
- thus,
- thus and so,
- thus and thus,
- thusly,
- thuswise,
- to,
- to the skies,
- very,
- very much,
- whacking,
- whopping,
- without distinction