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say it: soh
so is an adverb and noun meaning "to a very great extent or degree". It carries 11 recorded senses.
to a very great extent or degree
“the idea is so obvious”
“never been so happy”
“I love you so”
“my head aches so!”
intensifier
in a manner that facilitates
“he observed the snakes so he could describe their behavior”
“he stooped down so he could pick up his hat”
in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
“They're happy and I hope they will remain so”
“so live your life that old age will bring no regrets”
to a certain unspecified extent or degree
“I can only go so far with this student”
“can do only so much in a day”
in the same way; also
“I was offended and so was he”
“worked hard and so did she”
(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed
“he was so tired he could hardly stand”
“so dirty that it smells”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
“they said the car would break down and indeed it did”
“it is very cold indeed”
“was indeed grateful”
“indeed, the rain may still come”
“he did so do it!”
the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for so come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.