so
/soʊ/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 6.52 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
conj
As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.
conj
adv
To the (explicitly stated) extent.
adv
Very (positive or negative clause).
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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!”"
Etymology
From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the same, such, that”), from Proto-West Germanic *swā, from Proto-Germanic *swa, *swē (“so”), from Proto-Indo-European *swē, *swō (reflexive pronomial stem). Cognate with Scots sae (“so”), Saterland Frisian so (“so”), West Frisian sa (“so”), Dutch zo (“so”), German Low German so (“so”), German so (“so”), Danish så (“so”), Norwegian Nynorsk so (“so”), Swedish så (“so, such that”), Faroese so (“so”), Icelandic svo (“so”), Old Latin suad (“so”), Albanian sa (“how much, so, as”), Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs, “as”), Urdu سو (sō, “hence”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /soʊ/
- British English: /səʊ/