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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
So \So\, adv. [OE. so, sa, swa, AS. sw[=a]; akin to OFries,
s[=a], s?, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s?, G. so, Icel. sv[=a], sv?,
svo, so, Sw. s?, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw? as; cf. L. suus
one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. [root]192. Cf. As,
Custom, Ethic, Idiom, Such.]
1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or
as implied, or as supposed to be known.
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Why is his chariot so long in coming? --Judges v.
28.
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2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like
reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively,
following as, to denote comparison or resemblance;
sometimes, also, following inasmuch as.
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As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so
a prince ought to consider the condition he is in.
--Swift.
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3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with
as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to
escape.
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I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the
beginning and progress of a rising world. --T.
Burnet.
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He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he
lives in the family rather as a relation than
dependent. --Addison.
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4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can
not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so
wisely.
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5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in
this or that condition or state; under these
circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to
something just asserted or implied; used also with the
verb to be, as a predicate.
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Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself,
and cause all your family to do so too. --Locke.
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It concerns every man, with the greatest
seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether
they be so or not. --Tillotson.
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He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. --Shak.
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6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this
reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a
conjuction.
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God makes him in his own image an intellectual
creature, and so capable of dominion. --Locke.
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Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness;
So may the guilt of all my broken vows,
My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. --Rowe.
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7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; --
used to express assent.
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And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over,
And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. --Shak.
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There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor,
so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself.
--Shak.
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8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive;
as, so the work is done, is it?
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9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward
tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.]
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10. About the number, time, or quantity specified;
thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so
in the country; I have read only a page or so.
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A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay.
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Note: See the Note under Ill, adv.
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So . . . as. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative
correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the
equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative
assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By
Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as
. . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1.
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So do, as thou hast said. --Gen. xviii.
5.
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As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps.
ciii. 15.
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Had woman been so strong as men. --Shak.
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No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay.
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So far, to that point or extent; in that particular. ``The
song was moral, and so far was right.'' --Cowper.
So far forth, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.
So forth, further in the same or similar manner; more of
the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under
And.
So, so, well, well. ``So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit
you fast.'' --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well;
passably; as, he succeeded but so so. ``His leg is but so
so.'' --Shak.
So that, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or
result that.
So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.
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A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay.
Note: See the Note under Ill, adv.
So . . . as. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative
correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the
equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative
assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By
Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as
. . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1.
So do, as thou hast said. --Gen. xviii.
5.
As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps.
ciii. 15.
Had woman been so strong as men. --Shak.
No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay.
So far, to that point or extent; in that particular. ``The
song was moral, and so far was right.'' --Cowper.
So far forth, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.
So forth, further in the same or similar manner; more of
the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under
And.
So, so, well, well. ``So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit
you fast.'' --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well;
passably; as, he succeeded but so so. ``His leg is but so
so.'' --Shak.
So that, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or
result that.
So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.
From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
so that
Αγγλικά conj.
έτσι, για να
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
so that
conj.
1 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in order that, with the
result that.
2 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in such a way that, with
the intent that.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
so that
conj.
1 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in order that, with the
result that.
2 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in such a way that, with
the intent that.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
so that
conj.
1 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in order that, with the
result that.
2 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in such a way that, with
the intent that.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
so that
conj.
1 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in order that, with the
result that.
2 (non-gloss definition: Indicates purpose); in such a way that, with
the intent that.
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
so that
Engelska conj.
1 för att
2 så att
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
takže
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
abych
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
abys
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
aby
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
abyste
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
sodass, so dass, mit dem Ergebnis, dass
"The terrain was a dense jungle, so that we had difficulty making any progress." - Das Gelände war ein dicker Dschungel, sodass wir kaum vorwärtskamen.
Synonyms: so, which means that, with the result that
see: The walls are really thin, which means you can hear everything going on next door.
From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-fin ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
1. jotta, niin, että
in order to
2. jotta, siten, että
in such a way that, with the intent that
From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 : [ freedict:eng-fra ]
so that /souðæt/
afin de pour, afin que, pour que
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
1. úgy... hogy
2. annyira... hogy
3. azon célból... hogy
From English-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-ind ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
agar, supaya
in order to
From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-jpn ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
ため
in order to
From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 : [ freedict:eng-nld ]
so that /souðæt/
opdat
From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-swe ]
so that /sˌəʊ ðˈat/
1. så att, så
in order to
2. för att, så att, så
in such a way that, with the intent that
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
以便;以致;结果是
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
为了…,以便…;结果…,以致…
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