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So that

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Conjunction
  1. 1
    Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.

    "He must die so that (as a result) others may/might live."

  2. 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."

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.

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