Definition/Meaning of so

• English - Conjunction: so In order that . Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert . With the result that; for that reason; therefore . I was hungry so I asked if there was any more food . He ate too much cake , so he fell ill . He wanted a book , so he went to the library . “I need to go to the bathroom .” ― “ So go!” ( archaic ) Provided that; on condition that , as long as . 1603 , John Florio , translating Michel…
• English - Adverb: so ( not comparable ) To the (explicitly stated) extent that . It was so hot outside that all the plants died . He was so good , they hired him on the spot . 1963 , Mike Hawker , Ivor Raymonde (music and lyrics), Dusty Springfield (vocalist), I Only Want to Be with You (single), Don′t know what it is that makes me love you so , / I only know I never want to let you go . ( informal ) To the…
• English - Adjective: so ( comparative more so , superlative most so ) True , accurate . That is so . You are responsible for this , is that not so ? 1908 , W . B . M . Ferguson , Zollenstein , chapterIV: “My Continental prominence is improving ,” I commented dryly . ¶ Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan . ¶ “Quite so ,” he said as dryly , his hand at his mustache . “I may say if your…
• English - Interjection: so Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic , question or story . So , let's go home . So , what'll you have? So , there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney ... Short for so what . "You park your car in front of my house every morning ." — " So ?" Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors . Translations
• English - Noun: so ( plural sos ) ( music ) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale . Translations