lo1
[loh]
- look! see! (frequently used in Biblical expressions; now usually used as an expression of surprise in the phrase lo and behold).
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Origin of lo1
lo2
[loh]
- an informal, simplified spelling of low1, used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products: lo calorie.
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Examples from the Web for lo
Contemporary Examples
Brands like Lo & Sons and Delsey are already tapping Travel Noire to connect with black travelers.
And lo, Snowballs—underpants which can hold a flexible gel pack that you store in the freezer—was born.
And lo and behold, she was determined to sink the mining industry, and we were determined to fight for our community.
‘Pride’: The Feel-Good Movie of the Year, and the Film Rupert Murdoch Doesn’t Want You to SeeMarlow Stern
October 13, 2014
“In a sense, the masses are not organized,” says Lo, who is with the South China Morning Post.
Lo thinks the local government should designate one or two protest sites and leave the demonstrators alone.
Historical Examples
Then I heard a voice, saying, 'Lo, the soul seeketh to ascend!'
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
But, the letter read, lo, there was the same disappointment as of old!
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
There shall be a sound of lamentation; lo, then we shall rest.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
Verily their way shall be filled with disaster; lo, then we shall rest.
The Babylonian Legends of the CreationBritish Museum
But when the division of all this wealth came to be made, lo!
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
lo
- look! see! (now often in the phrase lo and behold)
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Word Origin
Old English lā
LO
- hello
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Word Origin and History for lo
interj.
early 13c., from Old English la, exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy; influenced in Middle English by lo!, short for lok "look!" imperative of loken "to look" (see look (v.)). Expression lo and behold attested by 1779.
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