so that
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so that
Where it comes from
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.
conjunction
- Indicates result; in order that, with the result that. He must die so that (as a result) others may/might live.
- 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.
Similar: in order that, that
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conjunction
Similar: in order that, that
Translations
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conj in order to
| 日本語 | ...ために |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 以便 yǐbiàn, 為了 /为了 wèile |
| हिन्दी | ताकि tāki |
| Português | para que, de modo que, em tal guisa que |
| Français | de sorte que, pour que, afin que, afin de |
| Deutsch | damit, sodass |
| Italiano | cosicché, perché, affinché |
| Русский | так что tak što, что́бы štóby, чтоб štob, да́бы dáby |
| العربية | حَتَّى ḥattā |
| עברית | כדי ש־ k’dey she-, על מנת ש־ ‘al menát she- |
Talk about this word "so that." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/so%20that. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. so that. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/so%20that "so that." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/so%20that.Cite this
@misc{so_that_2026,
title = {so that},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/so%20that},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
