lo
/loʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
intj
look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
particle
Alternative form of lol.
particle
noun
noun
Abbreviation of low (“low gear or low range”).
Example Sentences
- "Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee."
- "Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night, Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light."
- "[...], Lo, these many years do I serve thee, [...]."
- "Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon."
- ""Tambi will be here in..." He computed carefully. "... in exactly twenty seconds." And, lo, Tambi appeared at that very moment."
- "Ayo, send me your lo."
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: lo, la, ^洛, -, 盧, ^羅
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /loʊ/
- British English: /ləʊ/