so

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/soʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sō)

Collocations for "so"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "so" in context.

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so

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adv
  1. this [music, book] is so [good, amazing, bad]
  2. this [food, dish] tastes so [good]
  3. it is so [difficult, challenging, easy]
  4. it is so important that you [go, begin, try]
  5. how could I have been so [stupid, naive]
  6. [people, children] can be so [cruel, mean]
  7. she wasn't [sleeping, feeling] so well
  8. don't [walk, drive, speak] so fast
  9. thank you so much
  10. is so much more than [that, just]
  11. and so much more
  12. so many (different) [kinds, options, possibilities]
  13. she [passed] and so did I
conj
  1. so, [what shall we do, what do you say]?
  2. so, [anyway, as I was saying]
  3. so what?
pron
  1. because I said so
  2. doing so will [help me greatly, prevent future errors]
adj
  1. it seems so
additional examples
  1. this [music, book] is so [good, amazing, bad]
  2. this [food, dish] tastes so [good]
  3. it is so [difficult, challenging, easy]
  4. it is so important that you [go, begin, try]
  5. how could I have been so [stupid, naive]
  6. [people, children] can be so [cruel, mean]
  7. she wasn't [sleeping, feeling] so well
  8. don't [walk, drive, speak] so fast
  9. thank you so much
  10. is so much more than [that, just]
  11. and so much more
  12. so many (different) [kinds, options, possibilities]
  13. and rightly so
  14. it seems so
  15. because I said so
  16. yes, I [think, thought] so
  17. yes, so [I thought, you said]
  18. I don't think so
  19. doing so will [help me greatly, prevent future errors]
  20. and so it shall be
  21. she [passed] and so did I
  22. ah, so it [is, says, does]!
  23. even so, he [passed, managed, came]
  24. so, [what shall we do, what do you say]?
  25. so, [anyway, as I was saying]
  26. so what?
'so' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
account - be - arrange - believe - claim - eat - expect - find - gain - get - guess - happen - hide - hope - hurt - love - may - mean - miss - request - say - schedule - see - should - site - structure - think - try - use - word - would - he - air - answer - basketball - beauty - better - change - computer - day - energy - failure - game - hate - law - lift - sun - stuff - story - square

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