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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·conj Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if.

II. So ·adv It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass;

— used to express assent.

III. So ·adv Well; the fact being as stated;

— used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it?.

IV. So ·adv Is it thus? do you mean what you say? — with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So?.

V. So ·adv In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known.

VI. So ·adv In such manner; to such degree;

— used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape.

VII. So ·interj Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you are;

— a word used ·esp. to cows; also used by sailors.

VIII. So ·adv 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.

IX. So ·adv The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms;

— used both as an adverb and a conjuction.

X. So ·adv 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.

XI. So ·adv 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.

XII. So ·adv 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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