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Meaning of so

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  so
      adv 1: to a very great extent or degree; "the idea is so
             obvious"; "never been so happy"; "I love you so"; "my
             head aches so!"
      2: in a manner that facilitates; "he observed the snakes so he
         could describe their behavior"; "he stooped down so he could
         pick up his hat"
      3: in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or
         implied; "They're happy and I hope they will remain so"; "so
         live your life that old age will bring no regrets"
      4: to a certain unspecified extent or degree; "I can only go so
         far with this student"; "can do only so much in a day"
      5: in the same way; also; "I was offended and so was he";
         "worked hard and so did she"
      6: in the way indicated; "hold the brush so"; "set up the pieces
         thus"; (`thusly' is a nonstandard variant) [syn: {thus},
         {thusly}, {so}]
      7: (usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as
         expressed; "he was so tired he could hardly stand"; "so dirty
         that it smells"
      8: subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence
         connectors); "then he left"; "go left first, then right";
         "first came lightning, then thunder"; "we watched the late
         movie and then went to bed"; "and so home and to bed" [syn:
         {then}, {so}, {and so}, {and then}]
      9: (used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or
         reason or as a result; "therefore X must be true"; "the eggs
         were fresh and hence satisfactory"; "we were young and thence
         optimistic"; "it is late and thus we must go"; "the witness
         is biased and so cannot be trusted" [syn: {therefore},
         {hence}, {thence}, {thus}, {so}]
      10: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car
          would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold
          indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may still
          come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: {indeed}, {so}]
      n 1: the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any
           musical scale in solmization [syn: {sol}, {soh}, {so}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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