lo

¹

[loh]

interjection

1. look! see! (frequently used in Biblical expressions; now usually used as an expression of surprise in the phraselo and behold ).

lo

²

[loh]

adjective

1. an informal, simplified spelling of low, used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products.

   lo calorie.

LO

³

abbreviation

1. little one (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's infant or young child).

   We've been cloth diapering since my LO hit 10 pounds, about 6 months now.

2. loved one (used, especially by women, in digital communications to refer to one's romantic partner or spouse).

   I realized that my LO and I really didn't have much in common in terms of interests and basic values that could have held us together.

LO

¹

abbreviation

1. hello

lo

²

/ ləʊ /

interjection

1. look! see! (now often in the phrase lo and behold )

Word History and Origins

Origin of lo¹

before 900; Middle English; conflation of lo exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy, O! ( Old English lā; la ² ) and lo, shortened form of loke ( Old English lōca ), imperative of loken to look

Origin of lo²

First recorded in 2000–05 LO for def. 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of lo¹

Old English lā

Example Sentences

“The reality is, for many of the operations that we need computing for today, we don’t need large language models,” says Kyle Lo, a research scientist who builds open-source large language models at the nonprofit Allen Institute for AI.

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While performing at South by Southwest earlier this year, Gale was in the midst of creating her second album, “Lo Que Puede Pasar.”

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We reconnected over Zoom to get the full story behind “Lo Que Puede Pasar,” her sophomore album that comes out Thursday.

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What was it like first getting into the studio after releasing your debut album, “Lo Que No Te Dije?”

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The message behind “Lo Que Puede Pasar” is to get out of your head and stop overthinking things — try to live every experience with your heart.

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