Meaning

8 senses

  1. (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.

    to a very great extent or degree

  2. (not comparable)To the (implied) extent.

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

    (usually followed by ‘that’) to an extent or degree as expressed

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

    I feel so much better now.

    I so nearly lost my temper.

  4. (not comparable)Very much.

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

    so, sehr

    о́ченьóčenʹ, такtak, о́ченьóčenʹ

    ду́жеdúže, ду́жеdúže, такtak

  5. Very much.

    (informal, not comparable)At all (negative clause).

    That is so not true!

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

    As above, so below.

    He wants to eat now. So does she.

    so

    такtak

    такtak

    in the same way; also

  7. (not comparable)Indeed.

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

    ‘There are two more.’ ‘So there are.’

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

    so far as; so long as; so much as

    to a certain unspecified extent or degree

Examples

25718 sentences

  1. You make me feel so guilty.

    З-за тебе я почуваюся таким винним.

    ruИз-за тебя я чувствую себя таким виноватым.

    deDu erzeugst in mir solche Schuldgefühle.

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  2. Why are you looking so sad?

    Чому ти такий сумний?

    deWieso siehst du so traurig aus?

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  3. Why did you get so angry?

    Чому ти так розізлився?

    ruЧего ты так разозлился?

    deWarum wurdest du so wütend?

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  4. Why are you so tired today?

    Чому ти сьогодні такий втомлений?

    ruПочему ты сегодня такой уставший?

    deWarum sind Sie so müde heute?

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  5. I'm so sorry to hear that.

    Мені дуже шкода це чути.

    deEs tut mir so leid, das zu hören.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
to a particular extent:
very:
Русский
By meaning 2
to a particular extent:
very:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to a particular extent:
very:

Origin

From Middle English so, swo, zuo, swa, swe, from Old English swā, swǣ, swē (“so, as, the s

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”).

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Synonyms

16 synonyms
in the same aformentioned manner:thusB1like this
very:reallyA1trulyA2thatB2veryA1
to a particular extent:thisA1yea
very much
Close in meaning
  • in truth (often tends to intensify):indeed
  • subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors):thenand so
  • in the way indicated:thusthusly
  • (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result:thereforehencethencethus

Word family

39 related words
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Lessons for this word

1 lessons

See also

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