lo

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/ləʊ/(UK)
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/ləʊ/(UK) · /loʊ/(US) · [ˈloː˧˨]

Definition of lo

17 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included

intj

  1. look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
    “Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee.”
    “Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night, Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light.”
    “[...], Lo, these many years do I serve thee, [...].”
    “Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.”
    “"Tambi will be here in..." He computed carefully. "... in exactly twenty seconds." And, lo, Tambi appeared at that very moment.”
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intj

  1. look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
    “Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee.”
    “Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night, Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light.”
    “[...], Lo, these many years do I serve thee, [...].”
    “Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.”
    “"Tambi will be here in..." He computed carefully. "... in exactly twenty seconds." And, lo, Tambi appeared at that very moment.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of hello.

adj

  1. (alt-of, informal, not-comparable)Informal spelling of low.

noun

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of location.
    “Ayo, send me your lo.”
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of local oscillator.
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of)Abbreviation of low (“low gear or low range”).
  4. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of loved one.
    “Looking for health insurance for my LO. Too young for Medicare, not Medicaid qualified. With a pre-existing condition of dementia I've only been able to find one policy (Blue Cross) at about $1000/month (their one high-risk policy).”
    “When an elderly LO has deteriorated in his health to the point that he must move in with one of his adult children, many lives are changed forever.”
    “Try suggesting yoga to your LO and wait to see if they would be up for the idea.”
  5. (Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of little one (“one's child”).

particle

  1. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of lol.
  2. (Manglish, Singlish, rare)Sentence-final particle denoting finality or completion.

name

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of London Overground.
  2. An abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-".
  3. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    “Ts’ao Chih’s “Goddess of the Lo” at first reading appears to depart from the prevailing current of realism which I have outlined above, describing as it does a vision of Fu-fei, the goddess of the Lo River, as she reveals herself to the poet.”
    “The waters of the Lo River enjoyed a reputation as venerable as those of the great Ho itself, into which it ultimately empties.”
    “He also spent time lecturing in neighbouring counties, such as the free school in Lo-ning 洛寧, Honan, later known as the Lo-hsi shu-yüan 洛西書院 or ' Academy West of the [River] Lo.'”
  4. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
  5. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
  6. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
  7. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.

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