so (redirected from so to say)

so ¹  (s)

adv.

1. In the condition or manner expressed or indicated; thus: Hold the brush so.

2. To the amount or degree expressed or understood; to such an extent: She was so weary that she fell.

3. To a great extent; to such an evident degree: But the idea is so obvious.

4. Because of the reason given; consequently: She was weary and so fell.

5. Afterward; then: to the gas station and so home.

6. In the same way; likewise: You were on time and so was I.

7. Apparently; well, then. Used in expressing astonishment, disapproval, or sarcasm: So you think you've got troubles?

8. In truth; indeed: "You aren't right." "I am so!"

adj.

1. True; factual: I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so.

2. In good order: Everything on his desk must be exactly so.

conj. Usage Problem

1. With the result or consequence that: He failed to appear, so we went on without him.

2. In order that: I stayed so I could see you.

pron.

Such as has already been suggested or specified; the same: She became a loyal friend and remained so.

interj.

Used to express surprise or comprehension: So! You've finished your work at last.

Idioms:

so as to

In order to: Mail your package early so as to ensure its timely arrival.

so that

1. In order that: I stopped so that you could catch up.

2. With the result or consequence that.

so what

Used to express contempt or lack of interest.

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[Middle English, from Old English sw; see swo- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: Many critics and grammarians have insisted that so must be followed by that in formal writing when used to introduce a clause giving the reason for or purpose of an action: He stayed so that he could see the second feature. But since many respected writers use so for so that in formal writing, it seems best to consider the issue one of stylistic preference: The store stays open late so (or so that) people who work all day can buy groceries.·Both so and so that are acceptably used to introduce clauses that state a result or consequence: The Bay Bridge was still closed, so (or so that) the drive from San Francisco to the Berkeley campus took an hour and a half.·So is frequently used in informal speech to string together the elements of a narrative. In most cases, this practice should not be carried over into formal writing, where readers need connections to be made more explicit.·Critics have sometimes objected to the use of so as an intensive meaning "to a great degree or extent," as in We were so relieved to learn that the deadline had been extended. This usage is most common in informal contexts, perhaps because, unlike the neutral very, it presumes that the listener or reader will be sympathetic to the speaker's evaluation of the situation. Thus one would be more apt to say It was so unfair of them not to invite you than to say It was so fortunate that I didn't have to put up with your company. For just this reason, the construction may occasionally be used to good effect in more formal contexts to invite the reader to take the point of view of the speaker or subject: The request seemed to her to be quite reasonable; it was so unfair of the manager to refuse. See Usage Note at as¹.

Regional Note: New England speakers often use a negative form such as so didn't where other varieties would use the positive so did, as in Sophie ate all her strawberries and so didn't Amelia. Since this usage may confuse a speaker who has not previously encountered it, it is best avoided in writing.

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so ²  (s)

n. Music

Variant of sol¹.

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so ¹

Adverb

1. to such an extent: the river is so dirty that it smells

2. to the same extent as: she is not so old as you

3. extremely: it's so lovely

4. also: I can speak Spanish and so can you

5. thereupon: and so we ended up in France

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

7. and so on or forth and continuing similarly

8. or so approximately: fifty or so people came to see me

9. so be it an expression of agreement or resignation

10. so much

a. a certain degree or amount (of)

b. a lot (of): it's just so much nonsense

11. so much for

a. no more need be said about

b. used to express contempt for something that has failed: so much for all our plans

conj

(often foll. by that)

1. in order (that): to die so that you might live

2. with the consequence (that): he was late home, so that there was trouble

3. so as in order (to): to diet so as to lose weight

4. Not standard in consequence: she wasn't needed, so she left

5. so what! Informal that is unimportant

pron

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

Adjective

true: it can't be so

interj

an exclamation of surprise or triumph [Old English swā]

USAGE: In formal English, so is not used as a conjunction to indicate either purpose (he left by a back door so he could avoid photographers) or result (the project was abandoned so his services were no longer needed). In the former case to or in order to should be used instead, and in the latter case and so or and therefore would be more acceptable. The expression so therefore should not be used.

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so ²

Noun

Music same as soh

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	so - the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization soh, sol solfa syllable - one of the names for notes of a musical scale in solmization
Adv.	1.	so - 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, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"
	2.	so - 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"
	3.	so - 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"
	4.	so - to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
	5.	so - in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he"; "worked hard and so did she"
	6.	so - in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) thusly, thus
	7.	so - (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty that it smells"
	8.	so - subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right"; "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" and so, and then, then
	9.	so - (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness is biased and so cannot be trusted" hence, therefore, thus, thence
	10.	so - 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!" indeed

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so

sentence connector therefore, thus, hence, consequently, then, as a result, accordingly, for that reason, whence, thence, ergo

Translations

so [səu] adv (= thus, likewise) → así, de este modo;

if so → de ser así;

I like swimming -- so do I → a mí me gusta nadar -- a mí también;

I've got work to do -- so has Paul → tengo trabajo que hacer -- Paul también;

it's 5 o'clock -- so it is! → son las cinco -- ¡pues es verdad!;

I hope/think so → espero/creo que sí;

so far → hasta ahora;

(in past) → hasta este momento;

so to speak → por decirlo así

2. (in comparisons etc) (= to such a degree); tan;

so quickly (that) → tan rápido (que);

so big (that) → tan grande (que);

she's not so clever as her brother → no es tan lista como su hermano;

we were so worried → estábamos preocupadísimos

3. so much adj → tanto/a

adv → tanto;

so many → tantos/as

4. (phrases): 10 or so → unos 10, 10 o así;

so long! (col) (= goodbye); ¡hasta luego!;

she didn't so much as send me a birthday card → no me mandó ni una tarjeta siquiera por mi cumpleaños;

so (what)? (col) → ¿y (qué)? conj (expressing purpose): so as to do → para hacer;

so (that) → para que + subjun;

we hurried so (that) we wouldn't be late → nos dimos prisa para no llegar tarde

2. (expressing result) → así que;

so you see, I could have gone → así que ya ves, (yo) podría haber ido;

so that's the reason! → ¡así que es por eso or por eso es!

so [səu] adv 1. (= thus, likewise) → ainsi, de cette façon;

if so → si oui;

so do or have I → moi aussi;

it's 5 o'clock so it is! → il est 5 heures en effet! or c'est vrai!;

I hope/think so → je l'espère/le crois;

so far → jusqu'ici, jusqu'à maintenant;

(in past) → jusque-là;

quite so! → exactement!, c'est bien ça!;

even so → quand même, tout de même

2. (in comparisons etc) (= to such a degree); si, tellement;

so big (that) → si or tellement grand (que);

she's not so clever as her brother → elle n'est pas aussi intelligente que son frère

3. so much adj, adv → tant (de);

I've got so much work → j'ai tant de travail;

I love you so much → je vous aime tant;

so many → tant (de)

4. (phrases);

10 or so → à peu près or environ 10;

so long! (inf) (= goodbye); au revoir!, à un de ces jours!;

so to speak → pour ainsi dire;

so (what)? (inf) → (bon) et alors?, et après? conj

1. (expressing purpose);

so as to do → pour faire, afin de faire;

so (that) → pour que or afin que + sub

2. (expressing result) → donc, par conséquent;

so that → si bien que, de (telle) sorte que;

so that's the reason! → c'est donc (pour) ça!;

so you see, I could have gone → alors tu vois, j'aurais pu y aller

so [səu] adv 1. (= thus, likewise) → so;

so saying he walked away → mit diesen Worten ging er weg;

if so → falls ja;

I didn't do it you did so! → ich hab es nicht getan hast du wohl!;

so do I, so am I etc → ich auch;

it's 5 o'clock so it is! → es ist 5 Uhr tatsächlich!;

I hope/think so → ich hoffe/glaube ja;

so far → bis jetzt

2. (in comparisons etc) (= to such a degree); so;

so big/quickly (that) → so groß/schnell(, dass);

I'm so glad to see you → ich bin ja so froh, dich zu sehen

3. so much → so viel;

I've got so much work → ich habe so viel Arbeit;

I love you so much → ich liebe dich so sehr;

so many → so viele

4. (phrases);

10 or so → 10 oder so;

so long! (inf) (= goodbye); tschüss! conj

1. (expressing purpose);

so as to do sth → um etw zu tun;

so (that) → damit

2. (expressing result) → also;

so I was right after all → ich hatte also doch Recht;

so you see, I could have gone → wie Sie sehen, hätte ich gehen können;

so (what)? → na und?

so [səu] adv 1. (= thus, likewise) → così;

if so → se è così, quand'è così;

I didn't do it -- you did so! → non l'ho fatto io -- sì che l'hai fatto!;

so do I, so am I → anch'io;

it's 5 o'clock -- so it is! → sono le 5 -- davvero!;

I hope so → lo spero;

I think so → penso di sì;

quite so! → esattamente!;

even so → comunque;

so far → finora, fin qui;

(in past) → fino ad allora

2. (in comparisons etc) (= to such a degree); così;

so big (that) → così grande (che);

she's not so clever as her brother → lei non è (così) intelligente come suo fratello

3. so much adj → tanto/a

adv → tanto;

I've got so much work/money → ho tanto lavoro/tanti soldi;

I love you so much → ti amo tanto;

so many → tanti/e

4. (phrases): 10 or so → circa 10;

so long! (col) (= goodbye); ciao!, ci vediamo!;

so to speak → per così dire;

so what? (col) → e allora?, e con questo? conj

1. (expressing purpose): so as to do → in modo or così da fare;

we hurried so as not to be late → ci affrettammo per non fare tardi;

so (that) → affinché + sub; perché + sub

2. (expressing result): he didn't arrive so I left → non è venuto così me ne sono andata;

so you see, I could have gone → vedi, sarei potuto andare;

so that's the reason! → allora è questo il motivo!, ecco perché!

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so

adv so [səu]

1 (used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much!soتُعَبِّر عن دَرَجَة الشَّيء: إلى هذا الحَد، جِدا، كثيراтолковаtaksåsoτόσοtan, tantonii, vägaتا اين اندازه تا اندازه ايniin, näin, paljontellementכָּל כָּךइस प्रकार, ऐसेtoliko, do tog stupnjaannyirabegitusvo/mjög (mikið)cosìそれほど그만큼, 그렇게tiek, taip, tokstik; tādā mērāsungguh; banyak; sangatzosåtak (bardzo)tão/tantoatât deтак, до такой степениtaktakotolikosåมากbu/o kadar(表示程度)這樣，那樣，那麼так; вживається для посиленняاتنا، ایسا، اس قدرrất, cực kì（表示程度）这样，那样，那么

2 (used to express manner) in this/that way As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight.soتُعَبِّر عن الحالَه: هكَذاтакаtaksådan; såledessoέτσιasínii(moodi)اين طور بدين نحوniin, noinainsiכָּךइतना, इस हद तकtako, na ovaj/onaj načinígy, úgydemikianþannig, svo, svonacosìそのように그와 같이, 그렇게taiptā; tādā veidāoleh ituzoslik, sånntak, w ten sposóbassimaşaтаким образом, такtaktakotakosåอย่างที่ควรจะเป็นöyle, böyle(表示方式、方式、情況)這樣，那樣так, таким чиномاس طرح سے، ایسےđến mức, đến nỗi（表示方式、方式、情况）这样，那样

3 (used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting – in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day!soveelتُسْتَعْمَل بدلا من كَلِمَةٍ أو عِبارَةٍ سابِقَه: هذا، هكذاтака (за начин)takdet; sådan; så atdas, so, so... daßαυτό, έτσιesonii, nii jahهمان طورniincelaכָּךउसी तरहkako je već rečeno (poznato), tako(helyeslés, megerősítés)begituþaðquesto; cosìそう그러한 상태로taiptā (atsaucoties uz iepriekšminēto vārdu)seperti yang telah diberitahuhet, waardet; slik; såtakisso/que sim/assim, etc.aceastaтак, как (уже сказано)to, taktakotolikoså, detเช่นนั้นöyle, doğru, haklısın代替前面己用(提)過的詞、短語或事情це, теپہلے بولے گیے فقرے کی جگہ مستعملdùng để chỉ kết quả代替前面己用（提）过的词、短语或事情

4 in the same way; also `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.ookأيْضا، بِنَفْس الطَّريقَهсъщоstajně takdet samme; ogsåauchτο ίδιοtambiénnii ka, (nii)samutiهم چنينniin, samoinde mêmeכָּךइसी तरहna isti način, takođerszintén, isjugasömuleiðis, líkaanche; lo stessoそのように...도 또한［역시］irgi, taip patarī; tāpatpunookdet sammetak jak i ..., i ... teżtambémla felтак же; тоже(rovnako) ajtuditakođedet ... ocksåเช่นกัน...-de/da同樣теж, такожاسی طرح سے، ویسے ہیcũng thế同样

5 (used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.'ja, welتُسْتَعْمَل للتَّعْبير عن المُوافَقَه أو التأكيد: وأيْضاнаистинаopravdudettatsächlichέτσι, πραγματικάasí es, en efecto(tõesti) niiدر واقعniinen effetאָכֶןबेशकstvarno, doista(nyomósítás)memangþað gerði ég/ætla ég raunarin effettiその通り'정말로, 바로 그대로taipjā; pilnīgi pareizimemang pundat... ookdettak, owszemde factoîntr-adevărв самом деле; именноnaozajsevedai[] det ...โดยแน่แท้gerçekten, hakikaten, tabii確實теж, такожاتفاق یا رضامندی ظاہر کرنے کے لیے مستعملdùng để biểu thị sự đồng ý确实

conj

(and) therefore John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.soأداة رَبْط بِمَعْنى: لذلكи такаa takderfor; såalsoέτσι λοιπόν, και γι' αυτόasí que, por lo tanto, de manera quenii(siis), nõndaبنا بر اينniinpä, siisdoncלָכֵןइस लिएzbog togaezért; úgyhogyjadiþess vegnacosì, alloraだから그러므로, 그 결과tai, taigitāpēc; tādēļoleh sebab itudusderfor, så(tak) więc, i dlategode modo quedeciпоэтому; следовательно;так чтоa tak, pretotorejpasåดังนั้นonun için, bu nedenle因而так що, томуلھذاvì thế, bởi vậy因而

adj ˌso-ˈcalled

wrongly described or named in such a way Your so-called friends have gone without you!sogenaamdمَزْعوم، ما يُسَمّىтака нареченtakzvanýsåkaldtsogenanntυποτιθέμενος, δήθενsupuesto, presuntoniinimetatudniin sanottusoi-disantכִּביָכוֹלतथाकथितtakozvaniúgynevezettapa yang disebutsvokallaðurcosiddettoいわゆる소위;?경멸적으로? 이른 바vadinamasistā sauktais; tā dēvētaiskononnyazogenaamdsåkalttak zwanysupostoaşa-zisтак называемыйtakzvanýtako imenovantakozvaniså kalladที่เรียกไม่ถูกsözüm ona, sözde所謂的так званийنام نہاد، عرف عام میں مشہور مصفرضہ (عموما غلط طور پر)۔cái gọi là所谓的

adj ˌso-ˈso

neither very good nor very bad His health is so-so.so-soبَيْنَ بَيْنгоре-долуtak takså som såso lalaέτσι κι έτσιasí así, regular, de aquella manerapole viga, on ja ei ole (kah)välttäväcomme ci, comme çaכָּכָה כָּכָהना ज्यादा अच्छा ना ज्यादा खराबtako takonem valami jó(l)sedang-sedang sajasæmilegur, svona og svonacosì cosìまあまあの그렇고 그런, 좋지도 나쁘지도 않은šiaip sauviduvējs; tā pa vidam; ne šis, ne tasboleh tahanzo{#169}zosånn passe, så som såtaki sobieassim assimaşa şi-aşaтак себеtak-taktako takotako takosådär, någorlundaงั้น ๆşöyle böyle平平常常；馬馬虎虎поганенький, такий собіمعمولیtàm tạm平平常常；马马虎虎

and so on/forth

and more of the same kind of thing He reminded me of what I owed him and so on.ensovoortsوهكذا دوالَيْك، وهَلُمَّ جَرّاи така нататъкa tak dáleog så videreund so weiterκαι ούτω καθεξής, και τα λοιπάy así sucesivamente, etcéteraja nii edasiهمين طورja niin edelleende suite et ainsiוְכָך הַלאָהइस तरह की और चीजेंi tako dalje, i sličnoés így továbbdan sebagainyaog svo framvegise così via～など...등등, ...따위ir taip toliauun tā tālākdan lain-lain yang seumpamanyaenzovoortsog så viderei tak dalejpor aí adianteşi aşa mai departeи так далееa tak ďalejin tako daljei tako daljeoch så vidareที่ไปข้างหน้าve bunun gibi, gibi şeyler等等і так далі, і тому подібнеوغیرہ وغیرہvân vân等等

or so, or

so as to

in order to He sat at the front so as to be able to hear.omلِكَيза даtak, abyfor atum zuούτως ώστε, για ναa fin de, para, con el propósito deselleks etبرايjottade façon à ce queכְּדֵי ל-ताकिradi, kako bi(azon célból) hogy ...supayatil þess að(in modo/maniera da)～するために...하기 위하여, ...하도록tam, kadtā, laibagiom tefor åtak, abya fim depentru aчтобыtak, abydakako biför attเพื่อที่จะ...-sın diye, ...-mesi için以便для того щобتاکہđể以便

so far, *so good

all is well up to this point So far, so good – we've checked the equipment, and everything's ready.tot dusverحَتّى الآن كُل شَيْءٍ على ما يُرامдотукzatím je vše dobréså langt så godtso weit, so gutμέχρι εδώ καλάhasta aquí, todo biensiiamaani on kõik korrasتا كنونtähän asti kaikki hyvinjusqu'ici ça vaעַד כֹּהअब तकeddig rendben vansementara semua beresallt í sómanum hingað til(tutto bene finora), (fin qui tutto bene)ここまでは지금까지는 아무 탈이 없다kol kas viskas geraitiktāl viss kārtībāsetakat ini bagustot nu toe gaat alles goedså langt er alt brajak na razie w porządkuaté aqui, tudo bempână aici e bineпока всё хорошоzatiaľ je všetko v poriadkudoslej vse dobroza sadaså långt är (var) allt gott och välจนถึงทุกวันนี้şimdilik her şey iyi.到目前為止，一切順利поки що все гараздاب تک تو سب ٹھیک ہےtừ trước đến nay到目前为止，一切顺利

so that

1 with the purpose that; in order that I'll wash this dress so that you can wear it.sodatلِكَيза даabysådamitέτσι ώστε, για ναpara quenii etبراي اينكهniin ettäpour queכְּדֵיताकिtako da (namjera)azon célból ...hogysupayasvo að(di modo che), cosicché～するように...하기 위하여tam, kadtā, laijadizodatslik/så/for atpo to abypara quepen­tru ca să(для того) чтобыabydada biså attเพื่อที่...-sın diye, için為的是для того, щобتاکہvới mục đích là , để mà为的是

2 with the result that He got up very late, so that he missed the bus and was late for work.sodat, en dusبَحَيْث أنَّ، ونتيجَةً لِذلِكтака чеtakžemed det resultatso daßμε αποτέλεσμα ναde modo que, así queniiچنان كهja niinbien que siכָּך ש-इस लिएtako da (rezultat)úgyhogysehinggasem varð til þess aðcosicchéそれで그 결과, 그러므로todėltādēļakibatnyazodatslik ati w rezultaciede modo queastfel încâtтак что; поэтомуtakžetako dapasåดังนั้นbu nedenle結果是так, що; настільки, щоلھذا، اس کی وجہ سےvới kết quả là结果是

so to say/speak

if one may use such an expression; in a way; it could be said The dog is, so to speak, a member of this family.om die waarheid te sêبصورةٍ ما، إذا جاز القَوْلтака да се кажеmožno říciså at sigesozusagenούτως ειπείν, τρόπον τινάpor así decirlonii-öeldaتا اندازه ايniin sanoaksenipour ainsi direכְּדֵי לוֹמַרऐसा कहा जा सकता हैtako rećihogy úgy mondjamboleh dikatakanef svo mætti segjaper così direいわば말하자면galima sakytitā sakotboleh dikatakanals het wareså å si, for å si det slikże tak powiempor assim dizerca să zic(em) aşaтак сказатьmožno povedať, takpovediactako rekočda tako kažemså att sägaจะว่าไปแล้วgüya, sanki, tabiri caizse可以這麼說так би мовитиگویا کہ، سمجھ لیجیےcó thể nói可以这么说