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so that en · CCONJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English so that, so þat, sa þat, swo þat, swa þat, from Old English swā þæt, equivalent to so + that. Cognate with Saterland Frisian sodät, West Frisian sadat, Dutch zodat, German sodaß, sodass.

Meanings

  1. Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.
    • You so create your own activities that you find them fulfilling.
    • He must die so that (as a result) others may/might live.
    • He seized his axe, which he had made very sharp, and as the leader of the wolves came on the Tin Woodman swung his arm and chopped the wolf's head from its body, so that it immediately died. 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
  2. Indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that.
    • He tied a complex knot so that others would find it hard to undo.
    • I’ll open a window, so that we’ll get some fresh air in here.
    • The Bat—they called him the Bat.[…]. He'd never been in stir, the bulls had never mugged him, he didn't run with a mob, he played a lone hand, and fenced his stuff so that even the fence couldn't swear he knew his face. 1920, Mary Roberts Rinehart, Avery Hopwood, chapter I, in The Bat: A Novel from the Play (Dell Book; 241), New York, N.Y.: Dell Publishing Company, →OCLC, page 01:

Relateds

in order · in order to · in order for

Synonyms

that · in order that

Translations (97)

gd air chor 's gu (in order to) · pl by (in order to) · uk щоб (in order to) · pt de modo que (in order to) · ru что́бы (in order to) · ar حَتَّى (in order to) · km ដើម្បី (in order to) · lv tāpēc ka (in order to) · af sodat (in order to) · pt em tal guisa que (in order to) · tr ki (in order to) · ru так что (in order to) · yi בכדי (in order to) · ajp حتّى (in order to) · de damit (in order to) · ajp لـ (in order to) · pl aby (in order to) · cmn 以便 (in order to) · de sodass (in order to) · zdj ili (in order to) · fi jotta (in order to) · it perché (in order to) · is þannig að (in order to) · ru да́бы (in order to) · pl by (in such a way that, with the intent that) · he כדי ש־ (in order to) · be каб (in order to) · la ut (in such a way that, with the intent that) · nl zodat (in order to) · pt para que (in order to) · pl ażeby (in such a way that, with the intent that) · sv så att (in order to) · sv för att (in such a way that, with the intent that) · id agar (in order to) · hu azért, hogy (in order to) · id supaya (in order to) · ja ...ために (in order to) · vo dat (in order to) · ga ar nós go (in order to) · fr afin que (in order to) · uk аби́ (in order to) · ms سوڤايا (in order to) · izh jot (in such a way that, with the intent that) · izh jos (in such a way that, with the intent that) · pl aby (in such a way that, with the intent that) · hi ताकि (in order to) · la ut (in order to) · ga i riocht is go (in order to) · fy sa't (in order to) · fa که (in order to) · ga sa chaoi go (in order to) · ru чтоб (in order to) · arz علشان (in order to) · sv så att (in such a way that, with the intent that) · pl żeby (in such a way that, with the intent that) · izh eik (in such a way that, with the intent that) · sv så (in order to) · izh jos (in order to) · pl żeby (in order to) · ajp منشان (in order to) · fr afin de (in order to) · ms agar (in order to) · lv tāpēc (in order to) · bn যাতে (in order to) · it affinché (in order to) · fi jotta (in such a way that, with the intent that) · ca per a que (in order to) · ajp عشان (in order to) · ms supaya (in order to) · cs aby (in order to) · ms اݢر (in order to) · ga ionas go (in order to) · pl ażeby (in order to) · hu hogy (in order to) · fi niin, että (in order to) · eo por ke (in order to) · cmn 為了 /为了 (in order to) · it cosicché (in order to) · uk що́би (in order to) · tpi olsem na (in order to) · fr de sorte que (in order to) · fa تا (in order to) · izh eik (in order to) · arz عشان (in order to) · bcl tanganing (in order to) · sk aby (in order to) · fi siten, että (in such a way that, with the intent that) · sv så (in such a way that, with the intent that) · az ki (in order to) · he על מנת ש־ (in order to) · fy sadat (in order to) · izh jot (in order to) · frm affin que (in order to) · nl opdat (in order to) · eo tiel ke (in order to) · fr pour que (in order to) · ca perquè (in order to)