Definitions
1.SymbolISO 639-1 language code for Somali.
2.ConjunctionReduced 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."
3.ConjunctionAs 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!”"
4.ConjunctionUsed to connect previous conversation or events to the following question."So how does this story end?"
5.ConjunctionUsed 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.”"
6.ConjunctionProvided that; on condition that; as long as.
7.AdverbTo 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."
8.AdverbTo the (implied) extent."I need a piece of cloth so long. [= this long]"
9.AdverbVery (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]"
10.AdverbVery much."But I so want to see the Queen when she visits our town!; That is so not true!"
11.Adverbat all (negative clause)."That is so not true!"
12.AdverbIn 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."
13.AdverbIndeed."‘Look, it’s just stopped raining.’ ‘So it has!’; ‘There are two more.’ ‘So there are.’"
14.Adverb: To such an extent or degree; as."so far as; so long as; so much as"
15.Adverb↑ Mark Liberman, "Ask Language Log: So feminine?", 2012 March 26
16.AdjectiveAgreeing with actual facts or reality; true."That is so.; You are responsible for this, is that not so?"
17.AdjectiveIn 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)."
18.AdjectiveHomosexual."Is he so?"
19.InterjectionUsed 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?"
20.InterjectionUsed 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?""
21.InterjectionUsed 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."
22.InterjectionBe as you are; stand still; used especially to cows; also used by sailors.
23.PronounThat 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"."
24.PronounAbbreviation of someone.
25.NounA syllable used in solfège to represent the fifth note of a major scale.
26.NounA type of dairy product, made especially in Japan between the seventh and tenth centuries, by reducing milk by boiling it.