1so 
/ˈsoʊ/ adverb
/ˈsoʊ/ adverb 1 a : to a degree that is suggested or stated
▪ She had never felt so happy. [=had never felt as happy as she did then] ▪ You shouldn't eat so fast. [=you should eat more slowly] ▪ I don't think they can score twice in so short a time. ▪ It was hot last summer—but less so than this summer. [=but not as hot as it was this summer] ▪ The play was impressive—(all) the more so [=it was even more impressive] because the students had written it themselves. ▪ There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years. — often + that ▪ She was so tired that she almost fell asleep at the dinner table. ▪ The library is so large (that) you could get lost in it. — often used with as when making a comparison, when giving an example of some quality, or when describing someone or something ▪ She had never been so [=as] nervous as when she performed for the queen. ▪ His latest novel is not so suspenseful as his others. ▪ How can you be so cruel as to criticize her weight? ▪ Would you be so kind as to help me with my bags? [=would you please help me with my bags?] ▪ Sailing is not so much a science as an art. [=sailing is more of an art than a science] — see also so much as (below)
b : to a great degree : very or extremely
▪ He looked so handsome in his suit. ▪ We are all so excited about the trip. ▪ I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner. ▪ He loves her so. [=very much] ▪ Not so long ago [=a short time ago], she was the nation's best gymnast. ▪ I feel so much better after taking that nap. ▪ Thank you so much for your help. ▪ The game is so much fun. [=is very enjoyable] ▪ He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her. ▪ The test was not so very hard after all. ◊When this sense of so is used before an adjective alone, it is considered informal.
▪ The apple pie tasted so good. [=tasted very good] ▪ This computer is so out-of-date.
c informal : without any doubt — used to make a statement more forceful ▪ I so don't believe you. ▪ I so wanted them to win. ▪ That was so not the right thing to say! ▪ That shirt is so you. [=it looks like something you would wear; it is very typical of your style] ▪ Her hairstyle is so 1980s. [=it's out of date and looks like the hairstyles that were popular in the 1980s] ▪ It's so not fair. [=it's very unfair] 2 : to a definite but not specified amount
▪ “He is about so tall,” she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air. ▪ I can only move so fast. ▪ I have never seen so many geese on one pond before. ▪ I can only do so many things at a time. ▪ I can do only so much in a day. ▪ There is still so much to be done before the guests arrive. ▪ There is only so much negative criticism a person can take. [=a person can only take a certain amount of negative criticism] ▪ The house burned like so much paper. [=like something made of paper] ▪ The explanation sounded like so much [=like a lot of] nonsense. 3 : in the same way
▪ She was always a hard worker and so was her father. [=and her father was too] ▪ “I'm going to the concert.” “So am I.” [=I am also going] ▪ “I wish I had a coffee right now.” “So do I.” [=I do too] ▪ (US, informal) “I really like her music.” “So don't I.” [=so do I; I do too] 4 : in the way that is stated or suggested
▪ The bell rang, we took our seats, and so began another new school year. — often + that ▪ The football arena was so designed that every seat had a good view of the field. ▪ It (just) so happens that I know her son. [=I happen to know her son] 5 informal : most certainly
▪ “I never said that” “You did so.” [=too, indeed] ▪ “You're not really leaving.” “I am so.”
▪ She had never felt so happy. [=had never felt as happy as she did then] ▪ You shouldn't eat so fast. [=you should eat more slowly] ▪ I don't think they can score twice in so short a time. ▪ It was hot last summer—but less so than this summer. [=but not as hot as it was this summer] ▪ The play was impressive—(all) the more so [=it was even more impressive] because the students had written it themselves. ▪ There has always been an interest in genetic cloning, but never more so than in recent years. — often + that ▪ She was so tired that she almost fell asleep at the dinner table. ▪ The library is so large (that) you could get lost in it. — often used with as when making a comparison, when giving an example of some quality, or when describing someone or something ▪ She had never been so [=as] nervous as when she performed for the queen. ▪ His latest novel is not so suspenseful as his others. ▪ How can you be so cruel as to criticize her weight? ▪ Would you be so kind as to help me with my bags? [=would you please help me with my bags?] ▪ Sailing is not so much a science as an art. [=sailing is more of an art than a science] — see also so much as (below)
b : to a great degree : very or extremely
▪ He looked so handsome in his suit. ▪ We are all so excited about the trip. ▪ I'm so happy that you decided to join us for dinner. ▪ He loves her so. [=very much] ▪ Not so long ago [=a short time ago], she was the nation's best gymnast. ▪ I feel so much better after taking that nap. ▪ Thank you so much for your help. ▪ The game is so much fun. [=is very enjoyable] ▪ He dislikes her so much that he won't even talk to her. ▪ The test was not so very hard after all. ◊When this sense of so is used before an adjective alone, it is considered informal.
▪ The apple pie tasted so good. [=tasted very good] ▪ This computer is so out-of-date.
c informal : without any doubt — used to make a statement more forceful ▪ I so don't believe you. ▪ I so wanted them to win. ▪ That was so not the right thing to say! ▪ That shirt is so you. [=it looks like something you would wear; it is very typical of your style] ▪ Her hairstyle is so 1980s. [=it's out of date and looks like the hairstyles that were popular in the 1980s] ▪ It's so not fair. [=it's very unfair]
▪ “He is about so tall,” she said, raising her hand about six feet in the air. ▪ I can only move so fast. ▪ I have never seen so many geese on one pond before. ▪ I can only do so many things at a time. ▪ I can do only so much in a day. ▪ There is still so much to be done before the guests arrive. ▪ There is only so much negative criticism a person can take. [=a person can only take a certain amount of negative criticism] ▪ The house burned like so much paper. [=like something made of paper] ▪ The explanation sounded like so much [=like a lot of] nonsense.
▪ She was always a hard worker and so was her father. [=and her father was too] ▪ “I'm going to the concert.” “So am I.” [=I am also going] ▪ “I wish I had a coffee right now.” “So do I.” [=I do too] ▪ (US, informal) “I really like her music.” “So don't I.” [=so do I; I do too]
▪ The bell rang, we took our seats, and so began another new school year. — often + that ▪ The football arena was so designed that every seat had a good view of the field. ▪ It (just) so happens that I know her son. [=I happen to know her son]
▪ “I never said that” “You did so.” [=too, indeed] ▪ “You're not really leaving.” “I am so.”
and so forth or and so on
: and other things often of the same or similar kind
▪ Magazines, newspapers, journals, and so forth are on the second floor of the library. ▪ She wanted to know about my family, my childhood, my hopes and fears, (and so on) and so forth. ▪ I bought milk, eggs, bread, and so on.
▪ Magazines, newspapers, journals, and so forth are on the second floor of the library. ▪ She wanted to know about my family, my childhood, my hopes and fears, (and so on) and so forth. ▪ I bought milk, eggs, bread, and so on.
even so — see 2even
ever so — see ever
every so often — see every
how so — see 1how
never so much as — see never
so far — see 1far
so help me (God) — see 1help
so long — see 2long
so much
: an amount, price, etc., that is not stated or known
▪ You are charged so much a mile when renting a vehicle. ▪ You can only believe so much of what he says. [=you can only believe some of what he says]
▪ You are charged so much a mile when renting a vehicle. ▪ You can only believe so much of what he says. [=you can only believe some of what he says]
so much as
— used after a negative word (such as not or a contraction of not) to stress the smallness of an amount or effort ▪ We didn't hear so much as a word from her the whole time. [=we didn't hear a word from her] ▪ Not only did they not help, they didn't so much as [=even] offer to help! ▪ They ended their date without so much as a hug. — see also 1so 1a (above)
so much for
informal 1 — used to say that everything that can be said about or done with something or someone has been said or done ▪ So much for the history of the case. Now we'll look at its implications. ▪ Well, so much for that idea. [=that idea was not successful] We'll have to try something else. 2 — used to say that something has ended ▪ Well, it's raining. So much for our perfect weather.
so much so (that)
: to the extent that
▪ 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]
▪ 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]
so much the better — see 3better
so to speak — see speak
