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so

/səʊ/ · adjective

Meaning

  1. True, accurate.
  2. In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
  3. Homosexual.
  4. To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
  5. To the (implied) extent.
  6. In a particular manner.
  7. In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
  8. With as To such an extent or degree; as.
  9. In order that.
  10. With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
  11. Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
  12. Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
  13. Short for so what.
  14. Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
  15. Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
  16. Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.
  17. Some person.
  18. A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
  19. (foods) A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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