Meaning & use
lo
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Used to draw attention to something remarkable or unexpected; behold.
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He opened the box, and lo, it was empty after all.
Lo and behold, the missing keys were in her coat pocket the whole time.
A note on using this word
Now almost always used in the fixed phrase 'lo and behold,' this interjection survives from Old and Middle English literature.
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