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Meanings of so in English

Portuguese
dessa forma

(Used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result.

      dessa forma
      Portuguese
      depois
      Spanish
      entonces

      Subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

            depois
            Catalan
            sol
            Spanish
            sol

            The syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization.

                  sol

                  Concurring with a given set of facts.

                        Usage of so in English
                        1
                        Progress on problem loans was far from adequate so far, he said.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        One problem: the company did so without a necessary State Department license.
                        Wired
                        3
                        Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        Separately, Li said Geely's car sales look good so far this year.
                        Reuters
                        5
                        This brings to 41 the number of cases so far this year.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        The so-called Islamic State militant group said it carried out that attack.
                        Radio NZ
                        7
                        THE question is almost impossible to answer: why is Winx so good?
                        News.com.au
                        8
                        Continued EU funding is therefore necessary to consolidate progress so far made.
                        The Irish Times
                        9
                        However, she has so far said the government will not get involved.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        Two days later the government announced draft legislation to address so-called cyber-terrorism.
                        The South African
                        11
                        The stock, however, remains down some 30 percent so far this year.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Yet the performance regime demands councils continue to produce so-called 'up-front' allocations.
                        The Guardian
                        13
                        But oil prices remain up about 15 percent so far this year.
                        Reuters
                        14
                        However, July imports were still the third lowest so far this year.
                        Reuters
                        15
                        What is the real cost of New Zealand's so-called free education system?
                        Radio NZ
                        16
                        In this so-called democracy money can buy power, privilege and political patronage.
                        The Irish Times
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