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adverb

(1) 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!"

(2) 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"

(3) In a manner that facilitates

"He observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior"

"He stooped down so he could pick up his hat"

(4) In the way indicated

"Hold the brush so"

"Set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant)

(5) To a very great extent or degree

"The idea is so obvious"

"Never been so happy"

"I love you so"

"My head aches so!"

(6) (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed

"He was so tired he could hardly stand"

"So dirty that it smells"

(7) 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"

(8) To a certain unspecified extent or degree

"I can only go so far with this student"

"Can do only so much in a day"

(9) In the same way; also

"I was offended and so was he"

"Worked hard and so did she"

noun

(10) The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization

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Abbreviation

S.O.

Someone
Significant other (romantic partner)
Symphony orchestra
The statistic reporting the number of strikeouts recorded by a pitcher; K

Conjunction

In order that

Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.

Usage notes

When used as the conjunction in a conditional sentence, instead of the usual English word order in the apodosis, wh-movement is used instead. Eg:

If he can run a marathon, so can you.

Adverb

Very.

He is so good!

It’s not so bad.
To this or that extent.

I need a piece of cloth so long.
In this or that manner.

Place the napkin on the table just so.
Very much.

But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!

That is so not true!

Synonyms

really, truly, that, very that, this, yea like this, thus really, truly, very much

Adjective

true.

That is so.

You are responsible for this, is that not so?
In that state, with that attribute. Replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
- 1823, Andrew Reed, Martha
  
  If this separation was painful to all parties, it was most so to Martha.
- 1872, Charles Dickens, J., The Personal History of David Copperfield
  
  But if I had been more fit to be married, I might have made you more so too.
homosexual.

Is he so?

Synonyms

correct, right, true musical, one of the family, one of them, that way inclined

Interjection

An interjection after a pause for thought.

So, let's go home.

An interjection used to introduce a question.

So, what'll you have?
So what?

"You park your car in front of my house every morning." "So?"

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