so
Meaning
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- Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.
- With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
- (informal) Used as a sentence-starting filler or introductory word with no particular meaning.
- Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
- Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
- Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
Synonyms
in this manner
such an extent
in this way
like this
and so
and then
that is why
for this reason
well then
in that case
for that reason
that’s why
because of that
such a
in consequence
in that manner
in that way
so then
that means
such a quantity
in such a manner
thus much
in such a way
-
this much
to such an extent
that being the case
position disposition
posture power
authoritative like that
uranistic
yars
because that happened
after that
even more
in accordance with
of this kind
provided that
such a degree
you see
from which
no sooner than
right then
that’s it
this is it
it follows from
what I mean to say is
what you’re saying is
so it is
order that
that extent
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/səʊ/
Etymology
From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with Scots sae (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Low German so (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so, Swedish så ("so, such that"), Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”), Urdu سو (sō, “hence”).
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