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- [loh]
- /loʊ/
- /ləʊ/
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- [loh]
- /loʊ/
Definitions of lo word
- adjective lo an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lo calorie. 1
- noun lo Used to draw attention to an interesting or amazing event. 1
- interjection lo look, behold 1
- noun Definition of lo in Technology Linear Objects. A concurrent logic programming language based on linear logic, an extension of Horn logic with a new kind of OR-concurrency. 1
- exclamation lo look! see! (now often in the phrase lo and behold) 0
- abbreviation LO hello 0
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Origin of lo
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; conflation of lo exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy, O! (Old English lā; see la2) and lo, shortened form of loke (Old English lōca), imperative of loken to look
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Parts of speech for Lo
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lo popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
lo usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerAntonyms for lo
noun lo
- milo — a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.
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