Finnish

Verb

soit

1. Second-person singular indicative present form of soida.
2. Second-person singular indicative past form of soida.

Etymology 2

Verb

soit

1. Second-person singular indicative past form of suoda.

Anagrams

• isot, Isto, osti, soti, tosi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /swa/
• Homophones: soi, soie, soient, soies, sois

Conjunction

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

soit ... soit

1. either ... or

Verb

soit

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

Adverb

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.”

See also

• ni
• si ... ou

Old French

Verb

soit

1. third-person singular present subjunctive of estre