Noun | 1. | so - the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization |
Adj. | 1. | so - conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so"; "a truthful statement" Synonyms: truthful |
2. | so - marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order"; "his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly so" Synonyms: in order | |
Adv. | 1. | so - 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. | so - in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat" | |
3. | so - 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. | so - 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. | so - in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she" | |
6. | so - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) | |
7. | so - (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. | so - 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" | |
9. | so - 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!" Synonyms: indeed |
1. | (character) | SO - Shift Out | |
2. | SO - 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. | ||
3. | (networking) | so - The country code for Somalia. |