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so1 /səʊ /adverb1 [as submodifier] To such a great extent: the words tumbled out so fast that I could barely hear them don’t look so worried I’m not so foolish as to say that...- She did not know why God kept her here so long but believed that He must have had a purpose.
- I am not so stupid as to consider myself original.
- She, like the rest of the family, had not expected Belinda to be away for so long.
1.1Extremely; very much (used for emphasis): she looked so pretty I do love it so...- I wanted to like the movie if only because the critics hated it so, but I couldn't deny the unmistakable truth that it was not very good.
- Their bathroom was so clean!
- He was so handsome in his dark Sunday suit.
1.2 informal Used to emphasize a clause or negative statement: that’s so not fair you are so going to regret this...- That's so not funny.
- I'm so not a party person, which is why I escape here.
- We're so going to be late!
1.3 informal Used with a gesture to indicate size: the bird was about so long...- Have you seen a girl, about so high, with long blonde hair?
- ‘Oh, it's flat like a coin, but about so big,’ said Erin, gesturing with his hands.
2 [as submodifier, with negative] To the same extent (used in comparisons): he isn’t so bad as you’d think help without which he would not have done so well...- It's not so difficult as it seems.
- I feel fine, at least not so tired as I felt before.
- This did not prove so easy as he had hoped.
3Referring back to something previously mentioned: 3.1That is the case: ‘Has somebody called an ambulance?’ ‘I believe so’ if she notices, she never says so...- Perhaps his next stop in Houston will be a better one. Let's hope so!
- Is there a place for direct marketing? I think so.
- I watched an episode, saw nothing wrong with it, and said so.
3.2The truth: I hear that you’re a writer—is that so?...- I think there is an affidavit on the part of your client, is that so, Mr Cooke?
- The ostensible reason is that ID checks make us all safer, but that's just not so.
- Not all the appeal has been determined, your Honour, that is so, yes.
3.3Similarly; and also: times have changed and so have I...- New Zealand know they are going to get a lot better: they made mistakes, and so did we.
- I went from an unfit person to a fit person and so can you!
3.4Expressing agreement: ‘There’s another one.’ ‘So there is.’...- ‘You were there, too.’ ‘So I was.’
3.5Irish Used for emphasis in a formula added at the end of a statement: your old man was the salt of the earth, so he was...- He left us down, so he did!
- She was a lovely girl, so she was.
3.6 informal Used to emphatically contradict a negative statement: it is so!...- ‘You're not Icelandic.’ ‘I am so.’
4In the way described or demonstrated; thus: hold your arms so so it was that he was still a bachelor...- And so it was that Mark ended up taking us home in his old pick-up truck at about 10:30.
conjunction1And for this reason; therefore: it was still painful so I went to see a specialist you know I’m telling the truth, so don’t interrupt...- There is very little between teams now they are all champions, so to say that any team should be outstanding favourites is not realistic.
- By the time we bought our tickets it was almost 5:30 so we hurried back to the hotel.
- I think I've been playing very well, so to say that my heart's not in it is hurtful.
1.1 ( so that) With the result that: it was overgrown with brambles, so that I had difficulty making any progress...- When it was translated it usually meant no more to her than it did in English, so that she did not know what to reply.
- The lawyer said the American was inebriated at the time, so that he had lost control of his actions.
2 ( so that) With the aim that; in order that: they whisper to each other so that no one else can hear...- We know from her letters that Frances destroyed the original, so that it would not injure her husband's reputation.
- She picks up the newspaper and holds it up so that she can't see me.
- Janelle said that she will take all of the kids out so that we can have a romantic night in.
3And then; as the next step: and so to the final...- And so to the afternoon's entertainments.
4Introducing a question: so, what did you do today?...- So, how are you, Mona?
- So, when's the next game?
4.1Introducing a question following on from what was said previously: so what did he do about it?...- If you plan to rely solely on the government when times are hard, you run the risk of repossession. So, what are the alternatives?
4.2 (also so what?) informal Why should that be considered significant? ‘He came into the shop this morning.’ ‘So?’ so what if he failed?...- The film's heart is undoubtedly in the right place, but so what?
- ‘He's an estate agent.’ ‘So?’
5Introducing a statement which is followed by a defensive comment: so I’m a policeman—what’s wrong with that?...- So we've had a bad past - forget about it.
- The truth does hurt, so what's the big deal?
6Introducing a concluding statement: so that’s that...- But I've got a very busy day lined up, so that's all for now.
- OK, so that's enough talk from me about that.
7In the same way; correspondingly: just as bad money drives out good, so does bad art drive out the good...- As the weather's been getting more heated, so has she.
- If you start out sensibly, improving your performance, you'll find that just as a muscle strengthens, so will your willpower.
Phrasesand so on (or forth) just so much not so much —— as —— only so much or so so as to do something so be it so far so far so good so long so long as so many (or much) so much as so much for so much so that so to speak (or say) OriginOld English swā, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zo and German so. Rhymesaglow, ago, alow, although, apropos, art nouveau, Bamako, Bardot, beau, Beaujolais Nouveau, below, bestow, blow, bo, Boileau, bons mots, Bordeaux, Bow, bravo, bro, cachepot, cheerio, Coe, crow, Defoe, de trop, doe, doh, dos-à-dos, do-si-do, dough, dzo, Flo, floe, flow, foe, foreknow, foreshow, forgo, Foucault, froe, glow, go, good-oh, go-slow, grow, gung-ho, Heathrow, heave-ho, heigh-ho, hello, ho, hoe, ho-ho, jo, Joe, kayo, know, lo, low, maillot, malapropos, Marceau, mho, Miró, mo, Mohs, Monroe, mot, mow, Munro, no, Noh, no-show, oh, oho, outgo, outgrow, owe, Perrault, pho, po, Poe, pro, quid pro quo, reshow, righto, roe, Rouault, row, Rowe, sew, shew, show, sloe, slow, snow, soh, sow, status quo, stow, Stowe, strow, tally-ho, though, throw, tic-tac-toe, to-and-fro, toe, touch-and-go, tow, trow, undergo, undersow, voe, whacko, whoa, wo, woe, Xuzhou, yo, yo-ho-ho, Zhengzhou, Zhou |