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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English So \So\, adv. [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.
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Why is his chariot so long in coming? --Judges v.
28.
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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.
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As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so
a prince ought to consider the condition he is in.
--Swift.
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3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with
as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to
escape.
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I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the
beginning and progress of a rising world. --T.
Burnet.
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He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he
lives in the family rather as a relation than
dependent. --Addison.
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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.
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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.
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Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself,
and cause all your family to do so too. --Locke.
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It concerns every man, with the greatest
seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether
they be so or not. --Tillotson.
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He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. --Shak.
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6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this
reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a
conjuction.
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God makes him in his own image an intellectual
creature, and so capable of dominion. --Locke.
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Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness;
So may the guilt of all my broken vows,
My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. --Rowe.
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7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; --
used to express assent.
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And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over,
And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. --Shak.
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There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor,
so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself.
--Shak.
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8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive;
as, so the work is done, is it?
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9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward
tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.]
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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.
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A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay.
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Note: See the Note under Ill, adv.
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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.
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So do, as thou hast said. --Gen. xviii.
5.
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As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps.
ciii. 15.
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Had woman been so strong as men. --Shak.
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No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay.
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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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English So \So\, conj.
Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if.
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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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English 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.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Thionyl \Thi"on*yl\, n. [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.)
The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential
constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl
chloride.
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WordNet so
adj 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)]
n : the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical
scale in solmization [syn: sol, soh]
adv 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]

Moby Dictionary
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

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).

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.

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FOLDOC so

The country code for Somalia.

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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.

So, a measure for grain; vail