What is "so far"

So \So\, adv. [OE. so, sa, swa, AS. sw[=a]; akin to OFries, s[=a], s?, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s?, G. so, Icel. sv[=a], sv?, svo, so, Sw. s?, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw? as; cf. L. suus one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. [root]192. Cf. As, Custom, Ethic, Idiom, Such.]

1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or as implied, or as supposed to be known.

   Why is his chariot so long in coming?
   --Judges v. 28.

2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively, following as, to denote comparison or resemblance; sometimes, also, following inasmuch as.

   As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so a prince ought to consider the condition he is in.
   --Swift.

3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to escape.

   I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the beginning and progress of a rising world.
   --T. Burnet.

   He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he lives in the family rather as a relation than dependent.
   --Addison.

4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so wisely.

5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in this or that condition or state; under these circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to something just asserted or implied; used also with the verb to be, as a predicate.

   Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself, and cause all your family to do so too.
   --Locke.

   It concerns every man, with the greatest seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether they be so or not.
   --Tillotson.

   He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou.
   --Shak.

6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a conjuction.

   God makes him in his own image an intellectual creature, and so capable of dominion.
   --Locke.

   Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness; So may the guilt of all my broken vows, My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten.
   --Rowe.

7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; -- used to express assent.

   And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over, And if it please you, so; if not, why, so.
   --Shak.

   There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor, so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself.
   --Shak.

8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive; as, so the work is done, is it?

9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.]

10. About the number, time, or quantity specified; thereabouts; more or less; as, I will spend a week or so in the country; I have read only a page or so.

    A week or so will probably reconcile us.
    --Gay.

    Note: See the Note under Ill, adv.

    So . . . as. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as . . . as is now common. See the Note under As, 1.

    So do, as thou hast said.
    --Gen. xviii. 5.

    As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
    --Ps. ciii. 15.

    Had woman been so strong as men.
    --Shak.

    No country suffered so much as England.
    --Macaulay.

    So far, to that point or extent; in that particular. ``The song was moral, and so far was right.''
    --Cowper.

    So far forth, as far; to such a degree.
    --Shak.
    --Bacon.

    So forth, further in the same or similar manner; more of the same or a similar kind. See And so forth, under And.

    So, so, well, well. ``So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit you fast.''
    --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well; passably; as, he succeeded but so so. ``His leg is but so so.''
    --Shak.

    So that, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or result that.

    So then, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.

adv. 1 (label en idiomatic) until now; previously; yet. 2 (label en idiomatic) A limited distance, literal or metaphorical.

1. adv. used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" [syn: thus far, up to now, hitherto, heretofore, as yet, yet, til now, until now]

2. used after a superlative; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" [syn: yet]

So Far is an interactive fiction game written in 1996 by Andrew Plotkin. It's known for its challenging puzzles and surreal imagery. So Far won the 1996 XYZZY Awards for Best IF Game, Best Writing, Best Puzzles, and Best Individual Puzzle.

So Far is the fourth album by Crosby, Stills & Nash, their third as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the first compilation album released by the group. Shipping as a gold record and peaking at #1 on the Billboard Top Pop Albums chart, it was the band's third chart-topping album in a row. It has been certified six times platinum by the RIAA.

So Far may refer to:

"So Far" is a single by Faust, which was released in 1972 by Polydor. The first official reissue was produced in conjunction with the two documentary films featuring Faust: Klangbad: Avant-garde in the Meadows and Faust: Live at Klangbad Festival. The 7" single was remastered by original Faust member Hans Joachim Irmler. Both tracks are non-LP versions.

"So Far" is a show tune from the 1947 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Allegro.

On July 28, 1947 (see 1947 in music), the song was recorded by Perry Como, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 78rpm single, catalog number 20-2402-A, with the flip side " A Fellow Needs a Girl". The song reached #11 on the Billboard charts. Other versions were recorded by Frank Sinatra and by Margaret Whiting.

The song was also used in the 1996 stage musical State Fair.