SO | ケンブリッジ英語辞典の定義

SO | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary Meaning of so in English so adverb us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / soʊ / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / səʊ / so adverb ( VERY ) Add to word list Add to word list A2 very, extremely , or to such a degree : The house is so beautiful . Thank you for being so patient . Don't be so stupid ! I didn't know she had so many children ! You can only do so much to help (= there is a limit to how much you can help ) . ever so UK informal She's ever so kind and nice . I'm so tired (that) I could sleep in this chair ! not so something as to do something I'm not so desperate as to agree to that. so something as to be something The word itself is so rare as to be almost obsolete . not standard used before a noun or before "not" to emphasize what is being said: Don't wear that - it's so last year (= it was fashionable last year but not now) . so not I'm sorry , but she is so not a size 10 (= she is very much larger than a size 10) . used at the end of a sentence to mean to a very great degree : Is that why you hate him so? You worry so! He's so unreliable . It was so kind of you. I'm so tired . He's so gorgeous . She's so tall . Linguistics: very & extreme abjectly absolutely absolutely fabulous abundantly abundantly clear beyond enormously exceedingly extraordinarily imagine indeed particularly richly showstopping strongly held stupefyingly super super-duper totally violently See more results » so adverb ( SAME WAY ) B1 used usually before the verbs "have," "be," or "do," and other auxiliary verbs to express the meaning "in the same way" or "in a similar way": "I have an enormous amount of work to do." "So do I." "I'm allergic to nuts ." "So is my brother ." Neil left just after midnight and so did Roz. as…so Just as you like to have a night out with the guys , so I like to go out with the girls now and again. "We went on Saturday ." "So did we." "I'm fed up with him." "So am I." "I've really put on weight ." "So have I." "I'd like to go skiing ." "So would I." "We're going to France this summer ." "So are we." Similar and the same adjacent affinity akin alike allied equipollent equivalence equivalency equivalent equivalent of something monolithic much the same muchness nearest thing neck and neck idiom such with the current without exception word for word idiom Y, y See more results » so adverb ( MENTIONED EARLIER ) A2 used to avoid repeating a phrase mentioned earlier : "I hope they stay together." "I hope so too." "Do you think he's upset ?" "I don't think so." James is coming tonight , or so he said. B2 used to say that a situation mentioned earlier is correct or true : "Is it true that we're not getting a pay increase this year ?" "I'm afraid so." "Anthony and Mia don't get along very well." "Is that so?" "The forecast says it might rain ." "If so, we'll have the party inside." used to say that a fact that has just been stated is certainly true : "My eyes are slightly different colors ." "So they are." "That's her brother - he looks like James Dean." "So he does." used instead of repeating an adjective that has already been mentioned : She's reasonable to work with - more so than I was led to believe . He's fairly bright - well, certainly more so than his brother . US child's word used, especially by children , to argue against a negative statement : "You didn't even see the movie ." "I did so!" to do so C1 to act in the way mentioned : Parents must take responsibility for their children . Failure to do so could mean a fine or a jail sentence . See more "Will Charles be there?" "I think so." "Is Lucy coming?" "I hope so." "Are they leaving Manchester?" "I believe so." Alice works there - or so I was told. Oliver was furious - or so Tilly told me. Replacing and exchanging alternate alternatively analog bargain bargain something away phrasal verb hold (down) the fort idiom if I were you idiom in exchange for something in the name of something idiom insert redeem sit in for someone phrasal verb someone's answer to someone/something idiom spell stand in phrasal verb stead step step into someone's shoes idiom substitute sweep See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Saying again Expressions used to describe situations Linguistics: very & extreme so adverb ( IN THIS WAY ) in this way, or like this: The pillars , which are outside the building , are so placed in order to provide the maximum space inside. I've so arranged my trip that I'll be home on Friday night . used when you are showing how something is done: Just fold this piece of paper back, so, and make a crease here. like so Gently fold in the eggs like so. used when you are representing the size of something: "How tall is he next to you?" "Oh, about so big ," she said, indicating the level of her neck . "The table that I liked best was about so wide ," she said, holding her arms out a yard and a half . Ways of achieving things a means to an end idiom actively another avenue bases basis catch (someone) up phrasal verb formula measure media method methodological methodologically procedure sop standard operating procedure strategy styleless stylistic vehicle See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Acting and acts General words for size and amount Grammar So We often use so when we mean ‘to such a great extent’. With this meaning, so is a degree adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs: … So + adjective ( so difficult ), so + adverb ( so slowly ) We often use so when we mean ‘to such a great extent’. With this meaning, so is a degree adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs: … So much and so many We use so before much, many, little and few: … So as a substitute form In formal contexts we can use so instead of an adjective phrase after a verb: … So am I , so do I , Neither do I We use so with be and with modal and auxiliary verbs to mean ‘in the same way’, ‘as well’ or ‘too’. We use it in order to avoid repeating a verb, especially in short responses with pronoun subjects. When we use so in this way, we invert the verb and subject, and we do not repeat the main verb (so + verb [= v] + subject [= s]): … So as a conjunction We use so as a conjunction to introduce clauses of result or decision: … So as a discourse marker So is a very common discourse marker in speaking. It usually occurs at the beginning of clauses and we use it when we are summarising what has just been said, or when we are changing topic: … So: other uses in speaking So far means ‘up to now’: … So and not with expect , hope , think , etc. We can use so after some verbs instead of repeating an object clause, especially in short answers. The verbs we do this with most are: appear, assume, be afraid (meaning ‘regret’), believe, expect, guess, hope, imagine, presume, reckon, seem, suppose, think: … Idioms only so much/many so be it so much so so conjunction us Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / soʊ / uk Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio / səʊ / so conjunction ( SENTENCE BEGINNING ) A2 used at the beginning of a sentence to connect it with something that has been said or has happened previously : So, there I was standing at the edge of the road with only my underwear on ... So, just to finish what I was saying earlier ... A2 used as a way of making certain that you or someone else understand something correctly , often when you are repeating the important points of a plan : So we leave on the Thursday and get back the next Tuesday , is that right ? A2 used to refer to a discovery that you have just made: So that's what he does when I'm not around! A2 used as a short pause , sometimes to emphasize what you are saying: So, here we are again - just you and me. A2 used before you introduce a subject of conversation that is of present interest , especially when you are asking a question : So, who do you think is going to win the election ? informal used to show that you agree with something that someone has just said, but you do not think that it is important : So the car's expensive - well, I can afford it. So, what are we having for dinner ?" So, what were you saying about Nadia?" So, I hear you'll be moving . So, what was I saying just now? So that's why you wanted me there tonight - to help with the cooking ! Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings and/or phrase anyhoo anyhow concatenate conjunctive conjunctively ergo hereby I mean idiom less much less idiom right that is to say ... idiom there therefore therein lies idiom thus well what woof See more results » so conjunction ( THEREFORE ) A2 and for that reason ; therefore : My knee started hurting , so I stopped running . I was lost , so I bought a street map . She was sick , so I sent her some flowers to cheer her up. I felt a bit chilly , so I put on a jacket . She looked at me, so I smiled at her. He hit me, so I hit him back. I was hungry so I bought a sandwich . Linguistics: connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings and/or phrase anyhoo anyhow concatenate conjunctive conjunctively ergo hereby I mean idiom less much less idiom right that is to say ... idiom there therefore therein lies idiom thus well what woof See more results » Grammar So We often use so when we mean ‘to such a great extent’. With this meaning, so is a degree adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs: … So + adjective ( so difficult ), so + adverb ( so slowly ) We often use so when we mean ‘to such a great extent’. With this meaning, so is a degree adverb that modifies adjectives and other adverbs: … So much and so many We use so before much, many, little and few: … So as a substitute form In formal contexts we can use so instead of an adjective phrase after a verb: … So am I , so do I , Neither do I We use so with be and with modal and auxiliary verbs to mean ‘in the same way’, ‘as well’ or ‘t