'lo

A form of lo — look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

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Meanings

interjection
  1. alternativeAlternative form of lo (“hello”).

    When Spade entered, Wise was buting a fingernail and staring at the window. He took his hand from his mouth, screwed his chair around to face Spade, and said: " 'Lo. Push a chair up."

    1929, Dashiel Hammett, The Maltese Falcon, New Yock: Vintage Books (Random House, published 1992, →ISBN, page 112
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APA

'lo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'lo

MLA

“'lo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'lo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “'lo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/'lo.

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