so in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
so in Sindhi سنڌي
so in Telugu తెలుగు
so in English
- so⇄adv. 1. in this way; in that way; in the same way or degree; as shown.
Ex. Hold your pen so. He has to be treated just so or he won't cooperate. The English people ... will not bear to be governed by the unchecked power of the sovereign, nor ought - so⇄expr. and so forth. See under forth.
- so⇄expr. and so on, and more of the same; et cetera.
Ex. Surrounded by cumbersome furniture, assorted mementos, an ancestral portrait, and so on, he is left literally and figuratively boxed in (Robert Mazzocco). - so⇄expr. and so,
a. likewise; also.
Ex. She is here and so is he. So it is, and so it will be (Edna St. Vincent Millay).
b. accordingly.
Ex. I said I would go, and so I shall. The bill was signed by the President and so became a la - so⇄expr. in so far. See under insofar.
- so⇄expr. or so, more or less; approximately that.
Ex. a pound or so, a day or so ago. It cost a dollar or so. - so⇄expr. so as (to), in order (to); with the result or purpose.
Ex. to run so as to escape capture. He goes to bed early so as to get plenty of sleep. - so⇄expr. so be it. See under be.
- so⇄expr. so far as, to the extent that.
Ex. So far as you broke the rules, you will be punished. - so⇄expr. so far so good, up to this time all is well.
Ex. Concerning the weather, so far so good but it may rain this afternoon. - so⇄expr. so far,
a. to this or that point.
Ex. I can walk with you just so far.
b. until now or then.
Ex. There's a lot of fever about, but I've only had one dose, and E. Wilson has so far escaped altogether (Graham Greene). - so⇄expr. so much. See under much.
- so⇄expr. so that,
a. with the result or consequence that.
Ex. He studies hard so that he will get high marks.
b. with the purpose that.
Ex. These measures were taken so that he might escape.
c. provided that; if.
Ex. T - so⇄expr. so what?, (Informal.) what about it? what difference does it make?.
Ex. So they lost the first inning; so what? - so⇄interj. 1. well!.
Ex. So! Late again!
2. let it be that way! all right!.
Ex. The train is late! So!
3. is that true?
pron. 1. the same.
Ex. A miser usually remains so.
2. whatever has been or is going to be sai - so⇄so (1), adverb, conjunction, interjection, pronoun.
- so⇄so (2), noun.
the fifth tone of the musical scale; sol.