lo

1
[ loh ]

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

Origin of lo

1
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

Other definitions for lo (2 of 3)

lo2
[ loh ]

adjective
  1. an informal, simplified spelling of low1, used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lo calorie.

Other definitions for LO (3 of 3)

LO

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.

Origin of LO

3
First recorded in 2000–05 for def. 1

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How to use lo in a sentence

  • Los Angeles is a little Chicago and may live to be a big one, but nothing would induce me to live in the south.

    Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
  • There would be pleasure as well as profit in driving this old girl to Los Angeles, he told himself.

    Cabin Fever | B. M. Bower
  • The shopman lays himself at the feet of his lady customers—metaphorically only, fortunately, Á los pies de V., Señora!

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • The dance is called los seises, and even the origin of the name is unknown.

    Spanish Life in Town and Country | L. Higgin and Eugne E. Street
  • She was tore up a good deal—one en' of her was; but dey warn't no great harm done, on'y our traps was mos' all los'.

    Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for lo (1 of 2)

lo

/ (ləʊ) /


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

Origin of lo

1
Old English

British Dictionary definitions for LO (2 of 2)

LO

/ text messaging /


abbreviation for
  1. hello

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