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adverb

in the way or style indicated, described, or unsaid: Do it so.

in that or this way or fashion; thus: So it turned out.

in the aforesaid land or condition: It is broken and has long been so.

to the extent or degree indicated or suggested: Do not walk so fast.

Informal. very or extremely: I'm so pitiful.

Informal. (used with the word "not" or in a mostly negative statement to emphasize an describing word, noun phrase, or clause) really; surely: That is and then not funny! My mom is so going to kill me!

very greatly: My head aches so!

(used before an adverb or an adverbial clause and followed by every bit) to such a degree or extent: so far as I know.

having the purpose of: a spoken language so commemorating the victory.

for this or that reason; hence; therefore: She is ill, and so cannot come to the party.

(used as an affirmative to emphasize or ostend a previous statement) most certainly: I said I would come, and then I will.

(used as an emphatic affirmative to contradict a previous statement) indeed; truly; too: I was so at the party!

likewise or correspondingly; likewise; too: If he is going, then then am I.

in such fashion as to follow or result from: As he learned, so did he teach.

in the way that follows; in this way: The audition was seated, then the famous speech began.

in the way that precedes; in that way: So ended the speech, and the listeners arose and cheered.

in such style equally to end in: So live your life that old historic period volition bring you no regrets.

conjunction

in lodge that (often followed by that): Check carefully, so any mistakes will be caught.

with the effect that (frequently followed by that): He checked advisedly, so that the mistakes were defenseless.

on the condition that; if.

pronoun

such as has been stated: to exist good and stay so.

something that is virtually or near the persons or things in question, every bit in number or amount: Of the original twelve, five or and so remain.

interjection

(used equally an exclamation of surprise, stupor, discovery, inquiry, indifference, etc., according to the way of utterance.)

adjective

true as stated or reported; befitting with reality or the fact: Say it isn't and so.

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Idioms about and then

only / but so many, existence a limited or small number or corporeality: I can eat simply so many pieces of fruit.

only / only so much, being a limited corporeality or quantity; up to a certain point or maximum: I tin can eat only and then much fruit; only and so much that one tin can do in such a case.

so equally,

1. with the event or purpose: to turn up the volume of the radio then as to drown out the noise from the next flat.
2. Older Use. provided that: I like any flower, just so as it's real.

so much,

1. something, as an amount or cost, that is not specified or determined: The carpeting is priced at and so much per yard.
2. all that is or needs to exist said or done: So much for the preliminaries, let'southward go down to the real problems.

so much as, even: He doesn't then much as say hello to me.

Origin of then

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before 900; Middle English language; Former English swā; cognate with Dutch zoo,German so,Gothic swa

synonym study for and so

usage note for and then

5. The intensive so meaning "very or extremely" ( Everything's then expensive these days ) occurs importantly in breezy spoken communication. In writing and formal speech, intensive so is about often followed by a completing that clause: Everything is and so expensive that some families must struggle just to survive.
nineteen, 20. The conjunction so (often followed by that ) introduces clauses both of purpose ( We ordered our tickets early so that we could get skillful seats ) and of result ( The river had frozen during the night so people walked across it all the adjacent day ). In formal speech and writing, so that is somewhat more than common than so in clauses of purpose. Otherwise, either then or and then that is standard.
Like and, but1 , and or, so can occur equally a transitional word at the beginning of a sentence: So all our hard piece of work finally brought results. Run across as well asⁱ, and, but¹.

Words nearby so

snuggery, snuggies, snuggle, Snyder, snye, so, soak, soakage, soakaway, soaked to the skin, soakers

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abbreviation

seller'south pick.

shipping gild.

Other definitions for then (5 of 6)

Other definitions for so (half-dozen of 6)

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abbreviation

Signal Officer.

Special Gild.

Standing Social club.

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Words related to so

extremely, remarkably, unusually, very, thus, then, therefore, just so, plainly, indeed, quite, likewise, well, hence, fit, true, indefinitely, indeterminately, infinitely, so much

How to use so in a sentence

• But so-called jungle primaries are notoriously hard to predict or poll.

• "Gently rolling hills" roll not-so-gently nether my tires, but the English countryside scenery is thenporific.

• At present is hardly the time to be doing annihilation on the and then-called peace procedure other than trying to avoid an explosion on the basis.

• Information technology aland so demonstrated that the and so-called "trend" of natural went beyond trend.

• In recent years news outlets have documented the ascent of and so-called "birth tourism" here in America.

• Many so-called "humming tones" are given for practise, but in accepting them observe whether the foregoing principle is obeyed.

• In hereafter years the poor-rate (and then-called) will include, in add-on to these, all other rates levyable by the Corporation.

• Maybe his almost perfectly spontaneous love of tiny flowers is already a considerable accelerate on his then-called prototype.

• The so-called war credit banks are designed to serve this purpose.

• Her active intellect and love of freedom sympathized with the speculations of the so-called philothenpher.

British Dictionary definitions for so (1 of v)

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adverb

(foll by an adjective or adverb and a correlative clause often introduced by that) to such an extent the river is so dirty that it smells

(used with a negative; it replaces the first equally in an equative comparison) to the same extent every bit she is non so old as you

(intensifier) information technology'southward so lovely; I love you so

in the state or manner expressed or implied they're happy and will remain so

(not used with a negative; foll by an auxiliary verb or practice, have, or be used as main verbs) also; likewise I can speak Spanish and and then can you

informal indeed: used to contradict a negative statement Yous didn't tell the truth. I did so!

primitive provided that

and and then on or and and then along and continuing similarly

or so approximately fifty or and then people came to run across me

quite and then I agree; exactly

so be it used to express agreement or resignation

so much

1. a certain degree or amount (of)
2. a lot (of) it'due south just so much nonsense

so much for

1. no more tin can or need be said virtually
2. used to limited antipathy for something that has failed so much for your bright idea

conjunction (subordinating; often foll by that)

in social club (that) to die and so that you might live

with the consequence (that) he was belatedly home, so that there was trouble

so as (takes an infinitive) in gild (to) to slim so every bit to lose weight

sentence connector

in consequence; hence she wasn't needed, so she left

used to introduce a sentence expressing resignation, amazement, or sarcasm then you're publishing a volume!

thereupon; and and so and so we ended up in France

used to introduce a sentence or clause to add emphasis he's crazy, so he is

and then what! informal what importance does that have?

pronoun

used to substitute for a clause or sentence, which may be understood you'll end because I said so

describing word

(used with is, was, etc ) factual; true it tin't be so

interjection

an exclamation of agreement, surprise, etc

Discussion Origin for so

Sometime English swā; related to Erstwhile Norse svā, One-time German language sō, Dutch zoo

usage for so

In formal English, so is not used as a conjunction, to signal either purpose (he left past a back door so he could avoid photographers) or upshot (the project was abandoned and so his services were no longer needed). In the one-time instance to or in order to should be used instead, and in the latter instance and so or and therefore would be more adequate. The expression then therefore should non exist used

British Dictionary definitions for so (2 of five)

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noun

music a variant spelling of soh

British Lexicon definitions for so (iii of 5)

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the internet domain name for

British Dictionary definitions for so (iv of 5)

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abbreviation for

Somalia (international car registration)

British Dictionary definitions for then (5 of 5)

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Other Idioms and Phrases with so

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In addition to the idioms beginning with so

• and then every bit to
• so exist it
• so far
• so far as
• and then far, and so expert
• so assistance me
• soil one'due south easily
• sold on, be
• sold out
• so long
• and then long equally
• so many
• and so much
• and so much as
• so much for
• then much the
• song and trip the light fantastic toe
• son of a bitch
• and so that
• so to speak
• then what

also see:

• and so forth (and so on)
• as (so) far as
• every bit (and so) far as possible
• as (so) far as that goes
• as (so) long every bit
• as (so) much as
• withal
• every now and then (and then oft)
• go so far as to
• how come (so)
• in and so many words
• is that a fact (so)
• I told you lot and so
• merely and so
• never had it and so good
• not (then) bad
• on i's authorization
• or and so
• take it (only so much)
• without so much as

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