so
adj 1: conforming to truth; "I wouldn't have told you this if it
weren't so"; "a truthful statement" [syn: {so(p)}, {truthful}]
2: marked by system; in good order; "everything is in order";
"his books are always just so"; "things must be exactly
so" [syn: {in order(p)}, {so(p)}]
n : the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical
scale in solmization [syn: {sol}, {soh}]
adv 1: (intensifier) to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is
so obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so";
"my head aches so!"
2: in order that; "he stooped down so he could pick up his hat"
3: 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: 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: in they same way; also; "I was offended and so was he";
"worked hard and so did she"
6: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the
pieces thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: {thus},
{thusly}]
7: (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: 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"
[syn: {then}, {and so}, {and then}]
9: 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!" [syn: {indeed}]