so

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English Vietnamese dictionary

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Advanced English dictionary

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adverb, conjunction, noun
+ adverb
1 ~ ...(that) ...
~ ...as to do sth to such a great degree: Don't look so angry. + There's no need to worry so. + She spoke so quietly (that) I could hardly hear her. + I'm not so stupid as to believe that. + (formal, especially BrE) Would you be so kind as to lock the door when you leave?
2 (especially spoken) very; extremely: The girls looked so pretty in their summer dresses. + I'm so glad to see you. + We have so much to do. + Their attitude is so very English. + The article was just so much (= nothing but) nonsense. + (BrE) He sat there ever so quietly. + (BrE) I do love it so.
3 not ~ ...(as ...) (used in comparisons) not to the same degree: I haven't enjoyed myself so much for a long time. + It wasn't so good as last time. + It's not so easy as you'd think. + He was not so quick a learner as his brother. + It's not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby). + (disapproving) Off she went without so much as (= without even) a 'goodbye'.
4 (spoken) used to show the size, amount or number of sth: The fish was about so big (= said when using your hands to show the size). + There are only so many (= only a limited number of) hours in a day.
5 used to refer back to sth that has already been mentioned: 'Is he coming?' 'I hope so.' + 'Did they mind?' 'I don't think so.' + If she notices, she never says so. + I might be away next week. If so, I won't be able to see you. + We are very busy-so much so that we won't be able to take time off this year. + Programs are expensive, and even more so if you have to keep altering them. + I hear that you're a writer-is that so (= is that true)? + He thinks I dislike him but that just isn't so. + George is going to help me, or so he says (= that is what he says). + They asked me to call them and I did so (= I called).
6 also: Times have changed and so have I. + 'I prefer the first version.' 'So do we.'
Help Note: You cannot use so with negative verbs. Use neither or either: 'I'm not hungry.' 'Neither am I / I'm not very hungry either.'
7 (spoken) used to agree that sth is true, especially when you are surprised: 'You were there, too.' 'So I was-I'd forgotten.' + 'There's another one.' 'So there is.'
8 (spoken) used, especially by children, to say that what sb says is not the case and the opposite is true: 'You're not telling the truth, are you?' 'I am, so!'
9 used when you are showing sb how to do sth or telling them how sth happened: (spoken) Stand with you arms out, so. + (literary) So it was that he finally returned home.
Idioms: and so forth
and so on (and so forth) used at the end of a list to show that it continues in the same way: We discussed everything-when to go, what to see and so on.
...or so used after a number, an amount, etc. to show that it is not exact: There were twenty or so (= about twenty) people there. + We stayed for an hour or so.
so as to do sth with the intention of doing sth: We went early so as to get good seats.
so be it (formal) used to show that you accept sth and will not try to change it or cannot change it: If he doesn't want to be involved, then so be it.
so much for sth
1 used to show that you have finished talking about sth: So much for the situation in Germany. Now we turn our attention to France.
2 (informal) used to suggest that sth has not been successful or useful: So much for that idea!
so ...that (formal) in such a way that: The programme has been so organized that none of the talks overlap.
+ conjunction
1 used to show the reason for sth: It was still painful so I went to see a doctor.
2 ~ (that ...) used to show the result of sth: Nothing more was heard from him so that we began to wonder if he was dead.
3 ~ (that ...) used to show the purpose of sth: But I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost! + She worked hard so that everything would be ready in time.
4 used to introduce the next part of a story: So after shouting and screaming for an hour she walked out in tears.
5 (spoken) used to show that you think sth is not important, especially after sb has criticized you for it: So I had a couple of drinks on the way home. What's wrong with that? + 'You've been smoking again.' 'So?'
6 (spoken) used to introduce a comment or a question: So, let's see. What do we need to take? + So, what have you been doing today?
7 (spoken) used when you are making a final statement: So, that's it for today.
8 (spoken) used in questions to refer to sth that has just been said: So there's nothing we can do about it? + 'I've just got back from a trip to Rome.' 'So, how was it?'
9 used when stating that two events, situations, etc. are similar: Just as large companies are having to cut back, so small businesses are being forced to close.
Idioms: so what? (spoken) used to show that you think sth is not important, especially after sb has criticized you for it: 'He's fifteen years younger than you!' 'So what?' + So what if nobody else agrees with me?
+ noun
= SOH(also so) (also sol)
+ noun
(music) the fifth note of a MAJOR scale

Concise English dictionary

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səʊ
noun
+the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
adv.
+to a very great extent or degree
+in a manner that facilitates
+in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
+to a certain unspecified extent or degree
+in the same way; also
+in the way indicated
+(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed
+subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
+in truth (often tends to intensify)

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