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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 ).


lo

2

[ loh ]

adjective

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

    lo calorie.

LO

3

abbreviation for

  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 for

  1. hello
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

lo

2

/ ləʊ /

interjection

  1. look! see! (now often in the phrase lo and behold )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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 fordef 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lo1

Old English
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Example Sentences

Members will soon vote on the final decision on whether to shut down the 31-year-old party, chairman Lo Kin-hei said.

From BBC

At a late-night press conference on Tuesday after a party meeting, Mr Lo said the party's leaders had made the call to wind down based on the "current political situation".

From BBC

"Developing democracy in Hong Kong is always difficult, and it's especially difficult in the past few years," Mr Lo said to reporters.

From BBC

Among them was reportedly Tommaso Lo Presti, who had spent 12 years in jail before his release in 2023.

From BBC

There was an outcry last year when it emerged Lo Presti had celebrated his silver wedding anniversary in a Palermo church where anti-mafia prosecutor Giovanni Falcone was buried.

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