Lo

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ləʊ/
• US IPA: /loÊŠ/
• Rhymes: -əʊ

From Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā. Conflated in Middle English by lo!, a corruption of lok!, loke! ("look!") (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu ("lo"). See also look.

Full definition of lo

Interjection

1. (archaic) look, see, behold in an imperative sense.

Contraction

contraction

1. (colloquial) hello ('lo; see hallo)

Related terms

• lo and behold

Variant of low.

Adjective

1. Can you turn the fan down to lo?

Derived terms

• lo-cal
• lo-tech

Related terms

• hi
• mid

Anagrams

• ol'