lo

1. archaic except in the phrase lo and beholdlook, see, behold (in an imperative sense).

   [...], Lo, these many years do I serve thee, [...].

   first published 1611, reprinted c. 1900, The Bible, King James version, Luke 15:29

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   Caliban: Lo, lo again! Bite him to death, I prithee.

   c. 1610-11, William Shakespeare, The Tempest, act III, scene ii

   Awake! for Morning in the Bowl of Night, Has flung the Stone that puts the Stars to Flight: And Lo! the Hunter of the East has caught The Sultán's Turret in a Noose of light.

   1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 1

   Emperor Ling went in state to the Hall of Virtue. As he drew near the throne, a rushing whirlwind arose in the corner of the hall and, lo! from the roof beams floated down a monstrous black serpent that coiled itself up on the very seat of majesty. The Emperor fell in a swoon.

   1925, Charles Henry Brewitt-Taylor, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, translation of original by Luo Guanzhong

   "Tambi will be here in..." He computed carefully. "... in exactly twenty seconds." And, lo, Tambi appeared at that very moment.

   1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 588

1. informalnot comparableInformal spelling of low.

alternative 'lo · alternative 'llo

1. abbreviationclippingClipping of hello.

plural los

1. abbreviationclippingAfrican-American VernacularClipping of location.

   Ayo, send me your lo.

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   when you’re flowkenuinely lying to ur parents about ur lo then they start requesting to switch to video call

   2025 December 26, @14152651sS3xy, X (post), archived from the original on 16 May 2026

1. alternativeAlternative form of lol.

alternative loh

1. ManglishSinglishrareSentence-final particle denoting finality or completion.

   Synonyms: liao, already

plural LOs

1. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of local oscillator.
2. abbreviationon some gear leversAbbreviation of low (“low gear or low range”).

   Antonyms: HI[high]]>, OD, O/D, O.D.[overdrive]]>

3. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of loved one.

   Try suggesting yoga to your LO and wait to see if they would be up for the idea.

   2022, Torri L. Fisher, “Physical Activities”, in Forget Me Not: A Caregiver’s Guide to Early-Onset Alzheimer’s Disease, iTreatMyself, →ISBN, chapter 8 (Creating Experiences), page 137

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   Looking for health insurance for my LO. Too young for Medicare, not Medicaid qualified. With a pre-existing condition of dementia I've only been able to find one policy (Blue Cross) at about $1000/month (their one high-risk policy).

   1999 August 12, thor...@my-deja.com, “Health insurance options?”, in alt.support.alzheimers (Usenet), archived from the original on 28 Jun 2025

   When an elderly LO has deteriorated in his health to the point that he must move in with one of his adult children, many lives are changed forever.

   2008, Starr Calo-oy with Bob Calo-oy, “Introduction: ‘The Unsung Hero’”, in Caregiving Tips A-Z: Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias, San Antonio, Tex.: Orchard Publications, →ISBN, pages 1–2

4. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of little one (“one's child”).

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of London Overground.

1. An abbreviated form of surnames beginning with "Lo-".

alternative Luo

1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.

   The waters of the Lo River enjoyed a reputation as venerable as those of the great Ho itself, into which it ultimately empties.

   1973, Edward H. Schafer, The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature, San Francisco: North Point Press, published 1980, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 68

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   Ts’ao Chih’s “Goddess of the Lo” at first reading appears to depart from the prevailing current of realism which I have outlined above, describing as it does a vision of Fu-fei, the goddess of the Lo River, as she reveals herself to the poet.

   1971, Burton Watson, “Introduction”, in Chinese Rhyme-Prose, Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 57

   He also spent time lecturing in neighbouring counties, such as the free school in Lo-ning 洛寧, Honan, later known as the Lo-hsi shu-yüan 洛西書院 or ' Academy West of the [River] Lo.'

   1980, Papers on Far Eastern History, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 22

1. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.
2. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
2. A Chinese surname from Cantonese.