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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

/ əʊ /

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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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lo1

before 900; Middle English; conflation of lo exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy, O! ( Old English ; la 2 ) and lo, shortened form of loke ( Old English ō ), imperative of loken to look

Origin of lo2

First recorded in 2000–05 LO fordef 1
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of lo1

Old English
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Example Sentences

And — lo and behold! — now, that future is all too distinctly here.

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Except — maybe — the causes of the J. Lo divorce.

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In 1990, Jane’s Addiction released “Ritual de lo Habitual,” the Los Angeles alternative-metal band’s critically acclaimed album.

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“The organizers balked. They said no one would come. We screened it anyway, and, lo and behold, it sold out, every last seat, and I kept hearing scraps of dialogue being bandied about from all over the auditorium—they’d all seen it multiple times before.”

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

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