so that

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === === Conjunction === so that Indicates result; in order that, with the result that. Indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that. ==== Usage notes ==== “So that” prefaces a subordinate clause to show purpose or to give an explanation. It demonstrates a correlation between an antecedent action and an intended consequent. In a clause 1 “so that” clause2 format, the first clause represents an antecedent proposition and the second clause constitutes a consequence/effect. In a “So that” clause 1 [comma], clause 2 format, the first clause is the intended consequent and the second clause is the antecedent proposition. ==== Synonyms ==== in order that that (conjunction) ==== Related terms ==== in order in order for in order to ==== Translations ==== === References === “so that”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “so that”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === Shatto, atshot, shotta