So

/səʊ/ · conjunction

Meaning

Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that..

Definitions by Sense

1. Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.
2. As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.
3. Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
4. Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
5. (archaic) Provided that; on condition that; as long as.
6. To the (explicitly stated) extent.
7. To the (implied) extent.
8. Very (positive or negative clause).

Example Sentences

I got an earlier train to work so I'd have plenty of time to prepare for the meeting.

Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.

I was hungry, so I asked if there was any more food.

He ate too much cake and so he fell ill.

He wanted a book, so he went to the library.

“I need to go to the bathroom.” ― “So go!”

Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’[…].” So I started to back away again into the bushes. But I hadn't backed more'n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn't help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it.

So how does this story end?

Synonyms for so

Antonyms for so

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Word Forms

• more so
• most so
• sos

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