lo

¹ American  

[loh] / loʊ /

interjection

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

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lo ² American  

[loh] / loʊ /

adjective

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

   lo calorie.

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LO ³ American  

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.

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LO ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. hello

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lo ² British  

/ ləʊ /

interjection

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

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Etymology

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 LO³

First recorded in 2000–05 LO for def. 1

Example Sentences

Intel, the struggling chip maker now part-owned by the U.S. government, recently made an executive hire: Wei-Jen Lo, a Taiwanese engineer who has led some of the industry’s biggest manufacturing breakthroughs.

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But before Lo can help restore America’s semiconductor champion to its former glory, he must deal with a criminal investigation in Taiwan that has turned his job switch into a case with geopolitical implications.

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Taiwanese prosecutors said Thursday that authorities raided Lo’s residences in Taiwan and seized evidence including at least one computer as part of an investigation into whether Lo improperly transferred technology related to national security.

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Prosecutors said a court approved their request to freeze real estate and other assets held by Lo.

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Lo couldn’t be reached directly.

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