So | Mean of so in English Dictionary

/ˈsoʊ/

• to a degree that is suggested or stated
1. She had never felt so happy. [=had never felt as happy as she did then]
2. You shouldn't eat so fast. [=you should eat more slowly]
3. I don't think they can score twice in so short a time.
4. It was hot last summer—but less so than this summer. [=but not as hot as it was this summer]
5. The play was impressive—(all) the more so [=it was even more impressive] because the students had written it themselves.
6. There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years.
7. She was so tired that she almost fell asleep at the dinner table.
8. The library is so large (that) you could get lost in it.
9. She had never been so [=as] nervous as when she performed for the queen.
10. His latest novel is not so suspenseful as his others.
11. How can you be so cruel as to criticize her weight?
12. Would you be so kind as to help me with my bags? [=would you please help me with my bags?]
13. Sailing is not so much a science as an art. [=sailing is more of an art than a science]
• to a great degree
1. He looked so handsome in his suit.
2. We are all so excited about the trip.
3. I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner.
4. He loves her so. [=very much]
5. Not so long ago [=a short time ago], she was the nation's best gymnast.
6. I feel so much better after taking that nap.
7. Thank you so much for your help.
8. The game is so much fun. [=is very enjoyable]
9. He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her.
10. The test was not so very hard after all.
11. The apple pie tasted so good. [=tasted very good]
12. This computer is so out-of-date.
• without any doubt
1. I so don't believe you.
2. I so wanted them to win.
3. That was so not the right thing to say!
4. That shirt is so you. [=it looks like something you would wear; it is very typical of your style]
5. Her hairstyle is so 1980s. [=it's out of date and looks like the hairstyles that were popular in the 1980s]
6. It's so not fair. [=it's very unfair]

• to a definite but not specified amount
1. “He is about so tall,” she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air.
2. I can only move so fast.
3. I have never seen so many geese on one pond before.
4. I can only do so many things at a time.
5. I can do only so much in a day.
6. There is still so much to be done before the guests arrive.
7. There is only so much negative criticism a person can take. [=a person can only take a certain amount of negative criticism]
8. The house burned like so much paper. [=like something made of paper]
9. The explanation sounded like so much [=like a lot of] nonsense.
• in the same way
1. She was always a hard worker and so was her father. [=and her father was too]
2. “I'm going to the concert.” “So am I.” [=I am also going]
3. “I wish I had a coffee right now.” “So do I.” [=I do too]
4. (US, informal) “I really like her music.” “So don't I.” [=so do I; I do too]
• in the way that is stated or suggested
1. The bell rang, we took our seats, and so began another new school year.
2. The football arena was so designed that every seat had a good view of the field.
3. It (just) so happens that I know her son. [=I happen to know her son]
• most certainly
1. “I never said that” “You did so.” [=too, indeed]
2. “You're not really leaving.” “I am so.”
• and other things often of the same or similar kind
1. Magazines, newspapers, journals, and so forth are on the second floor of the library.
2. She wanted to know about my family, my childhood, my hopes and fears, (and so on) and so forth.
3. I bought milk, eggs, bread, and so on.
• an amount, price, etc., that is not stated or known
1. You are charged so much a mile when renting a vehicle.
2. You can only believe so much of what he says. [=you can only believe some of what he says]
• to the extent that
1. The twins look alike—so much so that even their parents sometimes confuse them. [=the twins look so alike that even their parents sometimes confuse them]
• for that reason
1. We were bored with the movie, so we left.
2. I don't want to go, so I won't.
3. There are no more chairs available, so you'll have to stand.
• agreeing with actual facts
1. You are saying things that are just not so.
2. I heard you met the president—is that so?
3. She thinks I'm angry at her, but that just isn't so. [=I'm not angry at her]
• strikeout
• significant other