so

(form of, reduced)Reduced form of 'so that', used to express purpose; in order that.

I got an earlier train to work so I'd have plenty of time to prepare for the meeting.

Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.

As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.

I was hungry, so I asked if there was any more food.

He ate too much cake and so he fell ill.

He wanted a book, so he went to the library.

“I need to go to the bathroom.” ― “So go!”

Used to connect previous conversation or events to the following question.

So how does this story end?

Used to introduce a rhetorical question.

“We'd like to visit but I don't know if we can afford a hotel.” — “So who's staying in a hotel? Stay with us.”

(archaic)Provided that; on condition that; as long as.

(not comparable)To the (explicitly stated) extent.

It was so hot outside that all the plants died.

He was so good, they hired him on the spot.

You behaviour so incensed me that I even thought of firing you.

It was so cold a day that I could hardly breathe outside.

So ridiculously did I do in the exam that mom grounded me for a month.

(not comparable)To the (implied) extent.

I need a piece of cloth so long. [= this long]

(not comparable)Very (positive or negative clause).

I feel so much better now.

I so nearly lost my temper.

It’s not so bad. [i.e. it's acceptable]

(not comparable)Very much.

But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!

(not comparable)In the same manner or to the same extent as aforementioned; likewise, also.

As above, so below.

Just as you have the right to your free speech, so I have the right to mine.  Many people say she's the world's greatest athlete, but I don't think so.  "I can count backwards from one hundred." "So can I."

He wants to eat now. So does she.

(not comparable)Indeed.

‘Look, it’s just stopped raining.’ ‘So it has!’

‘There are two more.’ ‘So there are.’

(not comparable)(with as): To such an extent or degree; as.

so far as;  so long as;  so much as

Agreeing with actual facts or reality; true.

That is so.

You are responsible for this, is that not so?

In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.

"You're definitely not right about that." "I am so!" (→I am right about that).

(UK, dated, slang)Homosexual.

Is he so?

Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.

So, let's go home.

So, what'll you have?

So, there was this squirrel stuck in the chimney...

So, everyone wants to know – did you win the contest or not?

Đồng nghĩa: look, well, see, hey

Used as a question to ask for further explanation of something said, often rhetorically or in a dismissive or impolite manner.

"You park your car in front of my house every morning." — "So?"

Used as a meaningless filler word to begin a response to a question.

What are you doing? / So I'm just fixing this shelf.

What time does the train leave? / So it leaves at 10 o'clock.

(archaic)Be as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.

(demonstrative)That which was previously mentioned; that.

I'll become a loyal friend and remain so.

If that's what you really mean, then just say so.

You may need to refer to litigation as a procedure, and when you have done so, you can say a matter is "in litigation".

(abbreviation, alt of)Abbreviation of someone.

(music) A syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.

(uncountable)(foods) A type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and tenth centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.