See also: söit, sõit, and số ít

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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soit

  1. second-person singular present/past indicative of soida

Etymology 2

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Verb

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soit

  1. second-person singular past indicative of suoda

Anagrams

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French

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Etymology

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From Latin sĭt, third-person singular present subjunctive of sum.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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soit

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive of être
  2. (mathematics) let be
    Soit f une fonction linéaire.
    Let f be a linear function.

Usage notes

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Used in the mathematical sense, this verb form is the first word of the phrase, preceding the subject in the word order.

Conjunction

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soit

  1. or, meaning, that is to say
    3 en janvier, 4 en février, 5 en mars ; soit un total de 12.3 in January, 4 in February, 5 in March ; or a total of 12.

Conjunction

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soit ... soit

  1. either ... or
    Il veut adopter un animal de compagnie, soit un chat, soit un chien.
    He wants to adopt a pet, either a cat, or a dog.
    Je lui ai dit que j’aimerais reprendre un de mes vieux passe-temps, soit jouer du piano, soit apprendre une langue.
    I told him I want to take up one of my old hobbies again, be that playing the piano or learning a language.

Interjection

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soit

  1. OK; granted; so be it
    • 1965, Maurice Druon, Les Rois maudits, tome 1, Le Roi de fer, Le Livre de poche (1970), page 102:
      Philippe le Bel souleva légèrement la tête et dit :
      « Mon frère, ce ne sont point des assemblées, mais des Templiers que, ce jour, nous nous occupons.
      Soit, dit Valois, occupons-nous des Templiers.
      Philip the Fair raised lightly his head and said:
      “My brother, it is not with assemblies, but with Knights Templar, that we concern ourselves today.”
      So be it”, said Valois, “let us concern ourselves with Knights Templar.”

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Further reading

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Old French

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Verb

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soit

  1. third-person singular present subjunctive of estre