so

conjunction (SENTENCE BEGINNING)

/səʊ/

/soʊ/

Definition

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...Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings 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?Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings A2 used to refer to a discovery that you have just made: So that's what he does when I'm not around!Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings A2 used as a short pause, sometimes to emphasize what you are saying: So, here we are again - just you and me.Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings 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?Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings › 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.Connecting words joining words or phrases with similar or related meanings

(Definition of so conjunction (SENTENCE BEGINNING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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