"so's" meaning in English

See so's in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Contraction

Etymology: Contraction of so as. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|so as}} Contraction of so as Head templates: {{en-head|contr|head=so's}} so's
  1. So that, in order that. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-so's-en-contraction-FwJSAp-9
  2. To the extent that. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-so's-en-contraction-9Jnr7iPX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Contraction

Etymology: Contraction of so + is. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|so|is}} Contraction of so + is Head templates: {{en-head|contr|head=so's}} so's
  1. So is. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-so's-en-contraction-0vgYfyH4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 17 63 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 3 96 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 3 95 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Contraction

Etymology: Contraction of so + has. Etymology templates: {{contraction|en|so|has}} Contraction of so + has Head templates: {{en-head|contr|head=so's}} so's
  1. So has. Tags: contraction
    Sense id: en-so's-en-contraction-UJCcDgJ1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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