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/ləʊ/ · interjection
(archaic except in the phrase lo and behold) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense)..
Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee.
Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night, Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light.
[...], Lo, these many years do I serve thee, [...].
Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.
"Tambi will be here in..." He computed carefully. "... in exactly twenty seconds." And, lo, Tambi appeared at that very moment.
Ayo, send me your lo.
Use lo when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Lo means (archaic except in the phrase lo and behold) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense)..
Common synonyms include behold, ecce, hark, lo.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee.
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