Synonyms

so that

Idioms

In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .
With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .
so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .

Example Sentences

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"The airports are closed so that would be a bit more uncertain and the other thing is I mean with Dubai most of the food and things are imported so if this was sort of something sustained where the flights were down then it would be more of a concern to residents."

From BBC

I couldn’t see another village from here so that meant, what, another four miles?

From The Wall Street Journal

So much so that it can feel like we’re living in a time when the limits of what might be possible are merely constrained by one’s imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I learn to pack the soap box properly, so that it could be on my CV."

From BBC

“I had a UCL injury, so I don’t know if that’s part of the problem, but something was different. I mean, velocity was there, movements were there, execution wasn’t, and when pitches were in the zone, it was a harder-hit rate. So, that tells me something was different, how to handle hitters. So, just trying to go back and cleaning things up to where the ball does more of what it has done most of my career.”

From Los Angeles Times

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