So - Definition

adv 1: 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 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: 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 the 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, so]
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, so, and so, and then]
9: (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" [syn: therefore,
hence, thence, thus, so]
10: 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, so]
n 1: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any
musical scale in solmization [syn: sol, soh, so]