So

South

so¹ /sō/

1. In this, that, or such manner, degree, or condition
2. To such an extent
3. Likewise
4. Accordingly
5. Well
6. Therefore
7. In due course, thereupon, thereafter
8. As
9. Soever
10. Thus
11. For the same or the said reason
12. In a high degree
13. As has been stated
14. Provided
15. In case
16. In order that (informal)
17. Be it
18. That will do
19. Very good
20. A meaningless interjection used to start a sentence (informal)
21. So what? (see under what)

soˈ-and-so noun

1. This or that person or thing
2. Such-and-such a person or thing
3. Used to replace a descriptive oath (informal; also adjective)

soˈ-called adjective

Styled thus, usu implying doubt or denial of the meaning or implications of the following term, or a wish to disassociate oneself from the implications of the term

and so on or and so forth (or as one phrase and so on and so forth)

1. And more of the same or the like
2. And the rest of it

just so

1. Exactly right, impeccable
2. Quite so

or so

1. Or thereabouts
2. Approximately

quite so

Just as you have said, exactly

so as

1. In such a manner as or that
2. In order (with to; informal)
3. If only, on condition that

so be it

Used to express acceptance or resignation

so far

To that, or to such an, extent, degree, or point

so far so good

Everything is all right up to this point

so long! and so long as see under long¹

so many

Such-and-such a number of

so much

1. Such-and-such an amount
2. In such a degree
3. To such an extent
4. Such an amount (of)
5. That amount of
6. An equal amount

so much as

1. As much as
2. Even

so much for

1. That disposes of
2. That is the end of
3. No more of

so much so

To such an extent (that)

so so see separate entry so-so

so that

1. With the purpose that
2. With the result that
3. If only

so then

Thus then it is, therefore

so to say (or speak)

If one may use that expression

so what? see under what

SO

1. Signal Officer
2. Somalia (IVR)
3. Special order
4. Staff Officer
5. Standing order

s.o. (stock exchange, finance)

1. Seller's opinion
2. Shipping order

Socred /sōˈkred/ (Can)

A person or political party espousing a social credit policy

as¹ /az or əz/

1. In whatever degree, proportion or manner
2. To whatever extent
3. In that degree
4. To that extent
5. So far
6. (passing into conj or almost prep) for instance
7. In the manner, character, part, aspect, of
8. In so far as
9. Whereas

1. Because, since
2. While, when
3. As if
4. That (consequence) (Milton)
5. Than (non-standard or dialect)

Who, which, that (after such, so, same, or where a statement is treated as antecedent; in Shakespeare after a demonstrative pronoun; otherwise dialect or non-standard)

as also

Likewise

as … as or … as

No matter how …

as and when

At an appropriate future time

as concerning, as for, as regards or as to

For the matter of

as from or as of

From (a specified time)

as how

1. That (with noun clause) (non-standard or dialect)
2. Introducing a question (similarly as why) (obsolete)

as if or as though

As it would be if

as if!

An interjection expressing incredulity

as is (informal)

1. As it stands
2. Unaltered

as it were

1. So to speak
2. In a kind of way

as many as

All who

as much

1. The same
2. Just that

as now or as then

Just as at this or that, time

as was

1. Formerly
2. In a former state

as well

1. Also
2. In addition
3. Equally well, suitably, happily, etc

as yet

1. Up to the moment
2. Until now (also as-yet)

as you were

1. A military order to return to the former position
2. In general use, countermanding an instruction

so as to

With the purpose or consequence specified

when as (archaic)

At what time

continue /kən-tinˈū/

1. To draw out or prolong
2. To extend
3. To maintain
4. To go on with
5. To resume
6. To adjourn (law)
7. To be a prolongation of

1. To remain in the same place or state
2. To last or endure
3. To persevere
4. To resume

continˈuable adjective

continˈual adjective

1. Constantly happening or done
2. Repeated
3. Unceasing
4. Persistent

continˈually adverb

continˈuance noun

1. Duration
2. Uninterrupted succession
3. Stay
4. Adjournment (law)

continˈuant adjective

1. Continuing
2. Capable of continuing

A consonant sound which is produced on an uninterrupted flow of breath (also adjective)

continˈuāte adjective

1. Closely united (obsolete)
2. Unbroken (Shakespeare)

continuāˈtion noun

1. Going on
2. Persistence
3. Constant succession
4. Extension
5. Resumption
6. A further instalment

continˈuative adjective

Continuing

A continuative word or phrase, such as so or yes

continˈuator noun

1. A person who continues
2. A person who keeps up a series or succession

continˈued adjective

1. Uninterrupted
2. Unceasing
3. Sustained
4. Extended
5. Resumed
6. In instalments

continˈuedly adverb

continˈuedness noun

continˈuer noun

1. Someone who or something that continues
2. A person who has the power of persevering

continūˈity noun

1. The state of being continuous or consistent
2. Uninterrupted connection
3. A complete scenario of a cinema film
4. The person who writes it (in full continuity writer)
5. The ordering or arrangement of film or television shots and scenes, or of parts of a radio broadcast, in a correct or consistent way

continuo /kon-tinˈū-ō (Ital -tēnˈwō)/ noun (pl continˈuos)

1. Thorough bass
2. The bass part as written for a keyboard instrument, with or without an accompaniment
3. The instruments playing this part

continˈuous adjective

1. Extending without interruption in space or time
2. Denoting a continuing action or state, in English usu expressed by be with the present participle, eg is working as distinct from works (grammar)

continˈuously adverb

continˈuousness noun

continˈūum noun (pl continˈuums or continˈua)

1. That which is continuous
2. That which must be regarded as continuous and the same and which can be described only relatively

continuation class noun (old)

A class for continuing the education of those who have left school

continuāˈtion-day same as contango-day (see under contango).

continuing education noun

Part-time courses of study for adult students

continuity announcer noun (radio, TV)

A person who supervises the continuity of a sequence of programmes, by linking programmes, filling gaps with interlude material, etc

continuity girl or continuity man noun

A person employed on the set of a cinema film to ensure continuity, esp in matters of costume, make-up, props, etc, between different shots

continuous assessment noun

The assessment of the progress of a pupil or student by intermittent checks, eg class tests, essays, etc, throughout the year

continuous creation noun

1. The notion of creation as going on always, not as a single act at one particular time (philosophy)
2. The steady-state theory of cosmology (astronomy)

continuous spectrum noun (physics)

An emission spectrum which shows continuous non-discrete changes of intensity with wavelength or particle energy

continuous stationery noun (computing)

Stationery consisting of a long sheet of paper with regular perforations, usu folded fanwise and fed through a printer

continuous wave noun (physics)

An electromagnetic wave of constant frequency and amplitude

space-time continuum see under space

sol¹ /sol/ (music)

The fifth note of the scale in sol-fa notation (also so or soh /sō/)

sol-fa /solˈfäˈ/ (music)

A system of syllables (do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol or so, la, si or ti) representing and sung to the notes of the scale

Belonging to the system

To sing to sol-fa syllables

sol-faˈism noun

1. Singing by syllables
2. Solmization

sol-faˈist noun

A teacher, practiser, or advocate of solmization

solfège /-fejˈ/ noun (French)

Solfeggio

solfeggio /-fedˈjō/ noun (pl solfeggi /-fedˈjē/ or solfeggios) (Italy)

An exercise in sol-fa syllables

tonic sol-fa see under tonic

ti¹, also te /tē/ (music)

The seventh note of the scale in sol-fa notation, a substitute for si, to avoid the initial sound of so (sol)

• once
• once-accented
• once again
• once and again
• once and for all
• once bitten, twice shy
• once-errand
• once for all
• once-for-all
• once in a blue moon
• once in a way
• once in a while
• once more
• once or twice
• once-over
• once-overs
• oncer
• oncers
• onces
• once upon a time
• onchocerciases
• onchocerciasis
• oncidium
• oncidiums
• on cloud nine