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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
So \So\, adverb [OE. so, sa, swa, AS. sw[=a]; akin to OFries, s[=a], s?, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s?, G. so, Icel. sv[=a], sv?, svo, so, Sw. s?, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw? as; cf. L. suus one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. [root]192. Cf. As, {Custom}, {Ethic}, {Idiom}, {Such}.]
1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known.
Why is his chariot so long in coming? --Judges v. 28.
2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as.
As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in. --Swift.
3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape.
I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the beginning and progress of a rising world. --T. Burnet.
He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than dependent. --Addison.
4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely.
5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate.
Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself, and cause all your family to do so too. --Locke.
It concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether they be so or not. --Tillotson.
He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. --Shak.
6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction.
God makes him in his own image an intellectual creature, and so capable of dominion. --Locke.
Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness; So may the guilt of all my broken vows, My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. --Rowe.
7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent.
And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over, And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. --Shak.
There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself. --Shak.
8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it?
9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.]
10. About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so.
A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay.
Note: See the Note under {Ill}, adverb
{So} . . . {as}. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as . . . as is now common. See the Note under {As}, 1.
So do, as thou hast said. --Gen. xviii. 5.
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps. ciii. 15.
Had woman been so strong as men. --Shak.
No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay.
{So far}, to that point or extent; in that particular. ''The song was moral, and so far was right.'' --Cowper.
{So far forth}, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.
{So forth}, further in the same or similar manner; more of the same or a similar kind. See {And so forth}, under {And}.
{So, so}, well, well. ''So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast.'' --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. ''His leg is but so so.'' --Shak.
{So that}, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or result that.
{So then}, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
So \So\, interj. Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you are; -- a word used esp. to cows; also used by sailors.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
So \So\, conj. Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if.
Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose play upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt her strength. --Milton.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Thionyl \Thi"on*yl\, noun [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical {SO}, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
so
adjective
1: conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement" [syn: {so(p)}, {truthful}]
2: marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so" [syn: {in order(p)}, {so(p)}]
noun: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: {sol}, {soh}]
adverb
1: to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my head aches so!"
2: in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"
3: in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
4: to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
5: in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"
6: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; ('thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: {thus}, {thusly}]
7: (usually followed by 'that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"
8: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn: {then}, {and so}, {and then}]
9: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: {indeed}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
118 Moby Thesaurus words for "so": a deal, a great deal, a lot, abundantly, accordingly, accurately, ad eundem, after this fashion, almighty, along these lines, as, as all creation, as all get-out, as long as, as well, at what price, awful, awfully, beaucoup, by what mode, by what name, ceteris paribus, consequently, considerable, considerably, correctly, correspondingly, either, equally, equivalently, ergo, evenly, ever so, ever so much, exceedingly, exceptionally, extremely, faultlessly, flawlessly, for, galore, greatly, hence, highly, how, identically, in consideration of, in contemplation of, in great measure, in kind, in like manner, in order to, in such wise, in that way, in this way, in what way, indifferently, just, just like that, just right, just so, largely, like, like so, like that, like this, likewise, mightily, mighty, much, muchly, never so, no end, no end of, not a little, only too, parlous, perfectly, plenty, powerful, powerfully, precisely, pretty, pretty much, properly, proportionately, quite, real, really, right, rightly, sic, similarly, so as, so as to, so long as, so that, so very much, straight, suchlike, terribly, terrifically, then, thereupon, this way, this-a-way, thus, thus and so, thus and thus, thusly, thuswise, to, to the skies, very, very much, whacking, whopping, without distinction
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
SO /S-O/ n.
1. (also 'S.O.') Abbrev. for Significant Other, almost invariably written abbreviated and pronounced /S-O/ by hackers. Used to refer to one's primary relationship, esp. a live-in to whom one is not married. See {MOTAS}, {MOTOS}, {MOTSS}. 2. [techspeak] The Shift Out control character in ASCII (Control-N, 0001110).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
SO
1. {Shift Out} 2. Significant Other, almost invariably written abbreviated and pronounced /S-O/ by hackers. Used to refer to one's primary relationship, especially a live-in to whom one is not married. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
so The {country code} for Somalia. (1999-01-27)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
So (Nubian, Sabako), an Ethiopian king who brought Egypt under his sway. He was bribed by Hoshea to help him against the Assyrian monarch Shalmaneser (2 Kings 17:4). This was a return to the policy that had been successful in the reign of Jeroboam I.
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
So, a measure for grain; vail
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