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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SO, adv. [L. sic, contracted. It is from some root signifying to set, to still, and this sense is retained in the use of the word by milkmaids, who say to cows, so, so, that is, stand still, remain as you are; and in this use, the word may be the original verb.]
1. In like manner, answering to as, and noting comparison or resemblance; as with the people, so with the priest.
2. In such a degree; to that degree. Why is his chariot so long in coming? Judges 5.
3. In such a manner; sometimes repeated, so and so; as certain colors, mingled so and so.
4. It is followed by as. There is something equivalent in France and Scotland; so as it is a hard calumny upon our soil to affirm that so excellent a fruit will not grow here. But in like phrases, we now use that; "so that it is a hard calumny;" and this may be considered as the extablished usage.
5. In the smae manner. Use your tutor with great respect, and cause all your family to do so too.
6. Thus; in this manner; as New York so called from the duke of York. I know not why it is, but so it is. It concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire whether theese thing are so or not.
7. Therefore; thus; for this reason; in consequence of this or that. It leaves instruction, and so instructors, to the sobriety fo the settled articles of the church. God makes him in own image an intelectual creature, and so capable of dominion. This statute made the clipping of coin hign treason, which it was not at common law; so that this was an enlarging staute.
8. On these terms, noting a conditional petition. Here then exchange we mutually forgiveness; SO may the guilt of all my broken vows, my perjuries to thee be all forgotten. So here might be expressed by thus, that is, in this manner, by this mutual forgiveness.
9. Provided that; on condition that, [L. modo.] So the doctrine by but wholesome and edifying though there should be a want of exactness in the manner of speaking and resoning, it may be overlooked. I care not who furnishes the means, so they are furnished.
10. In like manner, noting the concession of one proposition of fact and the assumption of another; answering to as. As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in when he enters on it.
11. So often expresses the sense of a word or sentence going before. In this case it prevents a repetition, and may be considered as a substitute for the word or phrase. "France is highly cultivated, but England is more so," that is, more highly cultivated.
12. Thus; thus it is; this is the state. How sorrow shakes him! So now the tempest tears him up by th' roots.
13. Well; the fact being such. And so the work is done, is it?
14. It is sometimes used to express a certain degree, implying comparison, and yet without the corresponding word as, to render the degree definite. An astringent is not quite so proper, where relaxing the urinary passages is necessary.
15. It is sometimes equivalent to be it so, let it be so, let it be as it is, or in that manner. There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself.
16. It expresses a wish, desire or petition. Ready are the appellant and defendant- So please your highness to behold the fight.
17. So much as, however much. Instead of so, we now generally use as; as much as, that much; whatever the quantity may be.
18. So so, or so repeated, used as a kind of exclamation; equivalent to well, well; or it is so, the thing is done. So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast.
19. So so, much as it was; indifferently; not well not much amiss. His leg is but so so.
20. So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is. So then the Volscians stand; but as at first ready, when time shall prompt them, to make road upon's again.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization [syn: sol, soh, so] 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 a manner that facilitates; "he observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior"; "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, so]
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, so, and so, and then]
9: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: therefore, hence, thence, thus, so]
10: 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, so]

Merriam Webster's

abbreviation 1. seller's option 2. strikeout

Merriam Webster's

I. adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sw?; akin to Old High German s? so, Latin sic so, thus, si if, Greek h?s so, thus, Latin suus one's own — more at suicide Date: before 12th century 1. a. in a manner or way indicated or suggested <do you really think so> — often used as a substitute for a preceding clause <are you ready? I think so> <I didn't like it and I told her so> b. in the same manner or way ; also <worked hard and so did she> c. thus 1 <for so the Lord said — Isaiah
18:4 (Authorized Version)> d. then, subsequently <and so home and to bed> 2. a. to an indicated or suggested extent or degree <had never been so happy> b. to a great extent or degree ; very, extremely <loves her so> c. to a definite but unspecified extent or degree <can only do so much in a day> d. most certainly ; indeed <you did so do it> e. most decidedly ; surely <I so don't believe you> 3. therefore, consequently <the witness is biased and so unreliable> Usage: The intensive use of so (sense 2b) is widely condemned in college handbooks but is nonetheless standard <why is American television so shallow? — Anthony Lewis> <the cephalopod eye is an example of a remarkable evolutionary parallel because it is so like the eye of a vertebrate — Sarah F. Robbins> <the kind of sterile over-ingenuity which afflicts so many academic efforts — Times Literary Supplement>. There is no stigma attached to its use in negative contexts and when qualified by a dependent clause <not so long ago> <was so good in mathematics that he began to consider engineering — Current Biography>. The denotation in these uses is, of course, slightly different (see sense 2a). Another emphatic use of so (sense 2e) has developed more recently and occurs mostly in informal contexts. II. conjunction Date: before 12th century 1. a. with the result that <the acoustics are good, so every note is clear> b. in order that <be quiet so he can sleep> 2. archaic provided that 3. a. for that reason ; therefore <don't want to go, so I won't> b. (1) — used as an introductory particle <so here we are> often to belittle a point under discussion <so what?> (2) — used interjectionally to indicate awareness of a discovery <so, that's who did it> or surprised dissent Usage: Although occasionally condemned, use of so to introduce clauses of result (sense 1a) and purpose (sense 1b) is standard. In sense 1b so that is more common in formal contexts than so alone. III. adjective Date: before 12th century 1. conforming with actual facts ; true <said things that were not so> 2. marked by a desired order <his books are always just so> 3. — used to replace a preceding adjective <was witty by adult standards and of course doubly so by mine — Sally Kempton> IV. pronoun Date: before 12th century 1. such as has been specified or suggested ; the same <if you have to file a claim, do so as soon as possible> 2. — used in the phrase or so to indicate an estimate, approximation, or conjecture <stayed a week or so> <cost $15 or so> V. variant of sol VI. abbreviation south; southern

Oxford Reference Dictionary

1. adv. & conj. --adv. 1 (often foll. by that + clause) to such an extent, or to the extent implied (why are you so angry?; do stop complaining so; they were so pleased that they gave us a bonus). 2 (with neg.; often foll. by as + clause) to the extent to which ... is or does etc., or to the extent implied (was not so late as I expected; am not so eager as you). Usage: In positive constructions as ... as ... is used: see AS(1). 3 (foll. by that or as + clause) to the degree or in the manner implied (so expensive that few can afford it; so small as to be invisible; am not so foolish as to agree to that). 4 (adding emphasis) to that extent; in that or a similar manner (I want to leave and so does she; you said it was good, and so it is). 5 to a great or notable degree (I am so glad). 6 (with verbs of state) in the way described (am not very fond of it but may become so). 7 (with verb of saying or thinking etc.) as previously mentioned or described (I think so; so he said; so I should hope). --conj. (often foll. by that + clause) 1 with the result that (there was none left, so we had to go without). 2 in order that (came home early so that I could see you). 3 and then; as the next step (so then the car broke down; and so to bed). 4 a (introducing a question) then; after that (so what did you tell them?). b (absol.) = so what? Phrases and idioms: and so on (or forth) 1 and others of the same kind. 2 and in other similar ways. so as (foll. by to + infin.) in order to (did it so as to get it finished). so be it an expression of acceptance or resignation. so-called commonly designated or known as, often incorrectly. so far see FAR. so far as see FAR. so far so good see FAR. so long! colloq. goodbye till we meet again. so long as see LONG(1). so much 1 a certain amount (of). 2 a great deal of (is so much nonsense). 3 (with neg.) a less than; to a lesser extent (not so much forgotten as ignored). b not even (didn't give me so much as a penny). so much for that is all that need be done or said about. so so adj. (usu. predic.) indifferent; not very good. --adv. indifferently; only moderately well. so to say (or speak) an expression of reserve or apology for an exaggeration or neologism etc. so what? colloq. why should that be considered significant? Etymology: OE swa etc. 2. var. of SOH.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

So So, conj. Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay. Note: See the Note under Ill, adv. 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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Thionyl Thi"on*yl, n. [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.) The hypothetical radical SO, regarded as an essential constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl chloride.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use so to refer back to something that has just been mentioned. 'Do you think that made much of a difference to the family?'—'I think so.'... If you can't play straight, then say so... 'Is he the kind of man who can be as flexible as he needs to be?'—' Well, I hope so.'... ADV: ADV after v 2. You use so when you are saying that something which has just been said about one person or thing is also true of another one. I enjoy Ann's company and so does Martin... They had a wonderful time and so did I... ADV: ADV cl 3. You use the structures as...so and just as...so when you want to indicate that two events or situations are similar in some way. As computer systems become even more sophisticated, so too do the methods of those who exploit the technology... Just as John has changed, so has his wife... CONJ 4. If you say that a state of affairs is so, you mean that it is the way it has been described. Gold has been a poor investment over the past 20 years, and will continue to be so... It is strange to think that he held strong views on many things, but it must have been so. ADV: v-link ADV 5. You can use so with actions and gestures to show a person how to do something, or to indicate the size, height, or length of something. Clasp the chain like so. ADV: ADV after v 6. You use so and so that to introduce the result of the situation you have just mentioned. I am not an emotional type and so cannot bring myself to tell him I love him... People are living longer than ever before, so even people who are 65 or 70 have a surprising amount of time left... There was snow everywhere, so that the shape of things was difficult to identify. CONJ 7. You use so, so that, and so as to introduce the reason for doing the thing that you have just mentioned. Come to my suite so I can tell you all about this wonderful play I saw in Boston... He took her arm and hurried her upstairs so that they wouldn't be overheard... I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself so as not to worry our two friends. CONJ 8. You can use so in stories and accounts to introduce the next event in a series of events or to suggest a connection between two events. The woman asked if he could perhaps mend her fences, and so he stayed... I thought, 'Here's someone who'll understand me.' So I wrote to her... And so Christmas passed. ADV: ADV cl 9. You can use so in conversations to introduce a new topic, or to introduce a question or comment about something that has been said. So how was your day?... So you're a runner, huh?... So, as I said to you, natural medicine is also known as holistic medicine... And so, to answer your question, that's why your mother is disappointed... 'I didn't find him funny at all.'—'So you won't watch the show again then?'... ADV: ADV cl 10. You can use so in conversations to show that you are accepting what someone has just said. 'It makes me feel, well, important.'—'And so you are.'... 'You know who Diana was, Grandfather.'—'So I do!'... 'Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup!'—'So it is, madam.'... ADV: ADV cl 11. You say 'So?' and 'So what?' to indicate that you think that something that someone has said is unimportant. (INFORMAL) 'My name's Bruno.'—'So?'... 'You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.'—'So what?'... CONVENTION 12. You can use so in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize the quality that they are describing. He was surprised they had married–they had seemed so different... What is so compromising about being an employee of the state? ADV: ADV adj/adv [emphasis] 13. You can use so...that and so...as to emphasize the degree of something by mentioning the result or consequence of it. The tears were streaming so fast she could not see... The deal seems so attractive it would be ridiculous to say no... He's not so daft as to listen to rumours. ADV: ADV adj that, ADV adj as to-inf [emphasis] 14. see also insofar as 15. You use and so on or and so forth at the end of a list to indicate that there are other items that you could also mention. ...the Government's policies on such important issues as health, education, tax and so on... PHRASE: cl/group PHR 16. You use so much and so many when you are saying that there is a definite limit to something but you are not saying what this limit is. There is only so much time in the day for answering letters... Even the greatest city can support only so many lawyers. PHRASE: PHR n 17. You use the structures not...so much and not so much...as to say that something is one kind of thing rather than another kind. I did not really object to Will's behaviour so much as his personality... PHRASE 18. You use or so when you are giving an approximate amount. Though rates are heading down, they still offer real returns of 8% or so... Matt got me a room there for a week or so when I first came here... PHRASE: amount PHR [vagueness] 19. so much the better: see better ever so: see ever so far so good: see far so long: see long so much for: see much so much so: see much every so often: see often so there: see there

Hitchcock Bible Dictionary

a measure for grain; vail

Easton's Bible Dictionary

(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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

so (co', although the Hebrew might be pointed cewe'; Assyrian Sib'u; Septuagint Segor, Soa; Manetho, Seuechos; Latin Sevechus; Herodotus (ii. 137 ff), Sabakon): In all probability the "Sabaeo" of Herodotus, the Shabaka, who founded the Ethiopian dynasty, the XXVth of Egyptian kings. His date is given as 715-707 BC (Flinders Petrie, History of Egypt, III, 281 ff), but we may suppose that before his accession to the throne he was entitled to be designated king, as being actually regent. To this So, Hoshea, king of Israel, made an appeal for assistance to enable him to throw off the yoke of the Assyrian Shalmaneser IV (2Ki 17:3 ). But Hoshea's submission to So brought him no advantage, for Shalmaneser came up throughout all the land and laid siege to Samaria. Not long after the fall of Samaria, So ventured upon an eastern campaign, and was defeated by Sargon, the successor of Shalmaneser, in the battle of Raphia in 720 BC.

LITERATURE.

Flinders Petrie, History of Egypt, III, 281 ff; McCurdy, HPM, I, 422; Schrader, COT, I, 261.

T. Nicol.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. ad. 1. Thus, in like manner, for a like reason, with equal reason, in the way that. 2. To such a degree, in such a manner. 3. Likewise, in the same manner, in such a manner, in this way. 4. Such, in the same state or condition, as it is, as it was. 5. Therefore, for this reason, on this account. 6. Thus it is, so it is. 7. Be it so, thus be it, it is well, so let it be, it is good, it is all right, well. 8. Extremely, very, in a high degree. II. conj. Provided that, on condition that, in case that. III. interj. Stand still, stop, halt, that will do.

Moby Thesaurus

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