What does “so” mean?
- 1
adverbvery or to such a great degree
I’m so happy to see you.
- 2
conjunctionfor this reason; and therefore
It was late, so we went home.
- 3
adverbused to avoid repeating something already said
“Is it going to rain?” “I think so.”
So at a glance
- Part of speech
- adverb & conjunction
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /soʊ/ · SOH
How to use “so” correctly
Use “so” before an adjective alone (so nice) and “such” before a noun (such a nice day).
Common phrases with “so”
- so that
- I think so
- and so on
- so far
“so” is on these word lists
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- out adverbA1away from the inside of a place or container
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- really adverbA1very or very much