so

so¹

adverb

1》 to such a great extent.

    ↘extremely; very much.

    ↘informal used to emphasize a clause or negative statement: that's so not fair.

2》 [with negative] to the same extent: he isn't so bad.

3》 referring back to something previously mentioned: I believe so.

    ↘similarly: so have I.

4》 in the way described or demonstrated; thus.

conjunction

1》 and for this reason; therefore.

2》 (so that) with the result or aim that.

3》 and then.

4》 introducing a question or concluding statement.

5》 in the same way; correspondingly.

Phrases

and so on (or forth) and similar things; et cetera.

only so much only a limited amount.

so be it an expression of acceptance or resignation.

so long! informal goodbye.

so much as [with negative] even: without so much as a word.

so to speak (or say) indicating that one is talking in an unusual or metaphorical way.

Origin

OE swā, of Gmc origin.

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so²

noun variant spelling of soh.