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so

The correct spelling is so.

How to pronounce so

/səʊ/
adjective

IPA: /səʊ/

Say it like: So

The correct spelling is so. True, accurate. For example: "That is so.  You are responsible for this, is that not so?"

Usage Examples

That is so.  You are responsible for this, is that not so?

Is he so?

It was so hot outside that all the plants died.  He was so good, they hired him on the spot.

Meanings

adjective

  1. 1.True, accurate.
  2. 2.In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
  3. 3.Homosexual.

adverb

  1. 1.To the (explicitly stated) extent that.
  2. 2.To the (implied) extent.
  3. 3.In a particular manner.
  4. 4.In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; also.
  5. 5.With as To such an extent or degree; as.

conjunction

  1. 1.In order that.
  2. 2.With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
  3. 3.Provided that; on condition that, as long as.

interjection

  1. 1.Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story.
  2. 2.Short for so what.
  3. 3.Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.
  4. 4.Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
  5. 5.Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.

pronoun

  1. 1.Some person.

noun

  1. 1.A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
  2. 2.(foods) A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and 10th centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.

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