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So (conjunction)
In order that.
“Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.”
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So (conjunction)
With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
“I was hungry so I asked if there was any more food.”
“He ate too much cake, so he fell ill.”
“He wanted a book, so he went to the library.”
““I need to go to the bathroom.”
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So (conjunction)
Provided that; on condition that, as long as.
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So (adverb)
To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
“It was so hot outside that all the plants died.”
“He was so good, they hired him on the spot.”
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So (adverb)
To the (implied) extent.
“I need a piece of cloth so long. [= this long]”
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So (adverb)
Very (positive clause).
“He is so good!”
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So (adverb)
Very (negative clause).
“It’s not so bad. [i.e. it’s acceptable]”
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So (adverb)
In a particular manner.
“Place the napkin on the table just so. If that’s what you mean, then say so; (or do so).”
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So (adverb)
In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
“Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine.”
“Many people say she’s the world’s greatest athlete, but I don’t think so.”
“”I can count backwards from one hundred.” “So can I.””
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So (adverb)
To such an extent or degree; as.
“so far as;”
“so long as;”
“so much as”
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So (adjective)
True, accurate.
“That is so.”
“You are responsible for this, is that not so?”
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So (adjective)
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
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So (adjective)
Homosexual.
“Is he so?”
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So (interjection)
Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
“So, let’s go home.”
“So, what’ll you have?”
“So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney…”
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So (interjection)
Short for so what.
“”You park your car in front of my house every morning.” — “So?””
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So (interjection)
Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
“So how does this story end?”
“So, everyone wants to know – did you win the contest or not?”
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So (interjection)
Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.
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So (pronoun)
abbreviation of someone
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So (noun)
A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
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So (noun)
A type of dairy product made in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries.
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Thus (adverb)
In this way or manner.
“If you throw the ball thus, as I’m showing you, you’ll have better luck hitting the target.”
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Thus (adverb)
As a result.
“I have all the tools I need; thus, I will be able to fix the car without having to call a mechanic.”
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So (adverb)
to such a great extent
“don’t look so worried”
“the words tumbled out so fast that I could barely hear them”
“I’m not so foolish as to say that”
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So (adverb)
extremely; very much (used for emphasis)
“I do love it so”
“she looked so pretty”
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So (adverb)
used to emphasize a clause or negative statement
“you are so going to regret this”
“that’s so not fair”
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So (adverb)
used with a gesture to indicate size
“the bird was about so long”
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So (adverb)
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”
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So (adverb)
referring back to something previously mentioned.
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So (adverb)
that is the case
“I hear that you’re a writer—is that so?”
“if she notices, she never says so”
“‘Has somebody called an ambulance?’ ‘I believe so’”
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So (adverb)
similarly; and also
“times have changed and so have I”
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So (adverb)
expressing agreement
“‘There’s another one.’ ‘So there is.’”
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So (adverb)
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”
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So (adverb)
used to emphatically contradict a negative statement
“it is so!”
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So (adverb)
in the way described or demonstrated; thus
“so it was that he was still a bachelor”
“hold your arms so”
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So (conjunction)
and for this reason; therefore
“you know I’m telling the truth, so don’t interrupt”
“it was still painful so I went to see a specialist”
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So (conjunction)
with the result that
“it was overgrown with brambles, so that I had difficulty making any progress”
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So (conjunction)
with the aim that; in order that
“they whisper to each other so that no one else can hear”
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So (conjunction)
and then; as the next step
“and so to the final”
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So (conjunction)
introducing a question
“so, what did you do today?”
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So (conjunction)
introducing a question following on from what was said previously
“so what did he do about it?”
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So (conjunction)
why should that be considered significant?
“‘He came into the shop this morning.’ ‘So?’”
“so what if he failed?”
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So (conjunction)
introducing a statement which is followed by a defensive comment
“so I like keeping track of things—what’s wrong with that?”
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So (conjunction)
introducing a concluding statement
“so that’s that”
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So (conjunction)
in the same way; correspondingly
“just as bad money drives out good, so does bad art drive out the good”
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So (noun)
variant spelling of soh