LO


Meaning of LO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ loʊ ]

Lo and behold or lo is used to emphasize a surprising event that is about to be mentioned, or to emphasize in a humorous way that something is not surprising at all. ( HUMOROUS or LITERARY )

He called the minister of the interior and, lo and behold, within about an hour, the prisoners were released...

I looked and lo! every one of the fifteen men who had been standing with me had disappeared.

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