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so be it

Let it be so, I accept it as it is. For example, If you can't change the reservation, so be it; I'll travel on Monday. This phrase, often given as a translation of the Hebrew (and Greek and Latin) amen, has been employed in the current sense since about 1600.

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Nearby words

  1. snyder,
  2. snyder, gary,
  3. snye,
  4. so,
  5. so as to,
  6. so far,
  7. so far as,
  8. so far, so good,
  9. so help me,
  10. so long
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