lo
Meaning
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look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ləʊ/
Etymology
From Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.
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