"so that" meaning in All languages combined

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Conjunction [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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|so that}} Middle English so that, {{m|enm|so þat}} so þat, {{m|enm|sa þat}} sa þat, {{m|enm|swo þat}} swo þat, {{m|enm|swa þat}} swa þat, {{inh|en|ang|swā þæt}} Old English swā þæt, {{af|en|so|that|nocat=1}} so + that, {{cog|stq|sodät}} Saterland Frisian sodät, {{cog|fy|sadat}} West Frisian sadat, {{cog|nl|zodat}} Dutch zodat, {{cog|de|sodaß}} German sodaß, {{m|de|sodass}} sodass Head templates: {{en-con}} so that
  1. Indicates purpose; in order that, with the result that. Translations (in order to): sodat (Afrikaans), حَتَّى (ḥattā) (Arabic), علشان (ʕalašān) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), عشان (ʕašān) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), حتّى (ḥatta) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), لـ (la-) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), عشان (ʕašan) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), منشان (minšān) [South-Levantine-Arabic] (Arabic), каб (kab) (Belarusian), যাতে (jate) (Bengali), tanganing (Bikol Central), perquè [with-subjunctive] (Catalan), per a que [Valencian, colloquial, with-subjunctive] (Catalan), 以便 (yǐbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 為了 (Chinese Mandarin), 为了 (wèile) (Chinese Mandarin), aby (Czech), zodat (Dutch), opdat (Dutch), por ke (alt: + jussive) (Esperanto), tiel ke (Esperanto), jotta (note: in order that) (Finnish), niin, että (note: with the result that) (Finnish), de sorte que (French), pour que [with-subjunctive] (French), afin que [with-subjunctive] (French), afin de [with-infinitive] (French), damit (German), sodass (German), כדי ש- (k’dey she-) (Hebrew), על מנת ש- (‘al menát she-) [formal] (Hebrew), ताकि (tāki) (Hindi), hogy (Hungarian), azért, hogy (Hungarian), þannig að (Icelandic), agar (Indonesian), supaya (Indonesian), jot (Ingrian), jos (Ingrian), eik (Ingrian), i riocht is go (Irish), ar nós go (Irish), sa chaoi go (Irish), ionas go (Irish), cosicché (Italian), perché (Italian), ...ために (english: ...tame ni) (Japanese), ដើម្បី (daəmbəy) (Khmer), ut [with-subjunctive] (Latin), tāpēc (Latvian), tāpēc ka (Latvian), اݢر [Jawi] (Malay), سوڤايا [Jawi] (Malay), agar [Rumi] (Malay), supaya [Rumi] (Malay), affin que (Middle French), ili [with-subjunctive] (Ngazidja Comorian), żeby (Polish), aby (Polish), by (Polish), ażeby (Polish), para que [neuter] (Portuguese), de modo que (Portuguese), так что (tak što) (Russian), что́бы (štóby) (Russian), чтоб (štob) (Russian), да́бы (dáby) [archaic, poetic] (Russian), air chor 's gu (Scottish Gaelic), aby (Slovak), para que [with-subjunctive] (Spanish), de modo que [with-subjunctive] (Spanish), de manera que (Spanish), så att (Swedish), (english: sloppier version, similar to English) (Swedish), olsem na (Tok Pisin), ki (Turkish), щоб (ščob) (Ukrainian), що́би (ščóby) (Ukrainian), аби́ (abý) (Ukrainian), dat (Volapük), sadat (West Frisian), sa't (West Frisian), בכדי (bikhdéy) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-so_that-en-conj-GicEQqdz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, South Levantine Arabic terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 81 19 Disambiguation of South Levantine Arabic terms with redundant script codes: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'in order to': 96 4
  2. Indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that. Translations (in such a way that, with the intent that): siten, että (note: in such a way that) (Finnish), jotta (note: with the intent that) (Finnish), jot (Ingrian), jos (Ingrian), eik (Ingrian), så att (Swedish), (english: sloppier version, similar to English) (Swedish), för att (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-so_that-en-conj-yC-QrMAY Disambiguation of 'in such a way that, with the intent that': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in order that, that [conjunction] Related terms: in order, in order for, in order to

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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "以便"
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          "sense": "in order to",
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
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          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "in order to",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "in order that",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "jotta"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "with the result that",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "niin, että"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "de sorte que"
        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
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        },
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "in order to",
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        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fr",
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          "sense": "in order to",
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        },
        {
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          "code": "frm",
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          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "affin que"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "damit"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "sodass"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "k’dey she-",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "כדי ש-"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "‘al menát she-",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "על מנת ש-"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "tāki",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "ताकि"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "hogy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "azért, hogy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "þannig að"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "agar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "supaya"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "jot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "jos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "eik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "i riocht is go"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "ar nós go"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "sa chaoi go"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "ionas go"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "cosicché"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "perché"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ja",
          "english": "...tame ni",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "...ために"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "daəmbəy",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "ដើម្បី"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "ut"
        },
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          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "tāpēc"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "tāpēc ka"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "اݢر"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "Jawi"
          ],
          "word": "سوڤايا"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "Rumi"
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          "word": "agar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "supaya"
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "zdj",
          "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "with-subjunctive"
          ],
          "word": "ili"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "żeby"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "aby"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
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          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "by"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "ażeby"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "para que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "de modo que"
        },
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          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tak što",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "так что"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "štóby",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "что́бы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "štob",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "чтоб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dáby",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "archaic",
            "poetic"
          ],
          "word": "да́бы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "air chor 's gu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "aby"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "with-subjunctive"
          ],
          "word": "para que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "tags": [
            "with-subjunctive"
          ],
          "word": "de modo que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "de manera que"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "så att"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "sloppier version, similar to English",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "så"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "tpi",
          "lang": "Tok Pisin",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "olsem na"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "ki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ščob",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "щоб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ščóby",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "що́би"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "abý",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "аби́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "dat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "sadat"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "fy",
          "lang": "West Frisian",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "sa't"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "bikhdéy",
          "sense": "in order to",
          "word": "בכדי"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "He tied a complex knot so that others would find it hard to undo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that."
      ],
      "id": "en-so_that-en-conj-yC-QrMAY",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "in such a way that",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "siten, että"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "note": "with the intent that",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "jotta"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "jot"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "jos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "eik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "så att"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "sv",
          "english": "sloppier version, similar to English",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "så"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 94",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
          "word": "för att"
        }
      ]
    }
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "in order that"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "that"
    }
  ],
  "word": "so that"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English subordinating conjunctions",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms derived from Old English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Old English",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "South Levantine Arabic terms with redundant script codes"
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        "2": "enm",
        "3": "so that"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "so þat"
      },
      "expansion": "so þat",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "sa þat"
      },
      "expansion": "sa þat",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "swo þat"
      },
      "expansion": "swo þat",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "swa þat"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "swā þæt"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "so",
        "3": "that",
        "nocat": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "so + that",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "stq",
        "2": "sodät"
      },
      "expansion": "Saterland Frisian sodät",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fy",
        "2": "sadat"
      },
      "expansion": "West Frisian sadat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zodat"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zodat",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sodaß"
      },
      "expansion": "German sodaß",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sodass"
      },
      "expansion": "sodass",
      "name": "m"
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "so that",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "word": "in order"
    },
    {
      "word": "in order for"
    },
    {
      "word": "in order to"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He must die so that others might live.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "Indicates purpose; in order that, with the result that."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in order that",
          "in order that"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He tied a complex knot so that others would find it hard to undo.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Indicates purpose; in such a way that, with the intent that."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "in order that"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "conjunction"
      ],
      "word": "that"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "sodat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥattā",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "حَتَّى"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕalašān",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "علشان"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕašān",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "عشان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥatta",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "حتّى"
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "la-",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "لـ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʕašan",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "عشان"
    },
    {
      "code": "ajp",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "minšān",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "South-Levantine-Arabic"
      ],
      "word": "منشان"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "kab",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "каб"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "jate",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "যাতে"
    },
    {
      "code": "bcl",
      "lang": "Bikol Central",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "tanganing"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "perquè"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Valencian",
        "colloquial",
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "per a que"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǐbiàn",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "以便"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "為了"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wèile",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "为了"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "aby"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "zodat"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "opdat"
    },
    {
      "alt": "+ jussive",
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "por ke"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "tiel ke"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "in order that",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "jotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "with the result that",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "niin, että"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "de sorte que"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "pour que"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "afin que"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-infinitive"
      ],
      "word": "afin de"
    },
    {
      "code": "frm",
      "lang": "Middle French",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "affin que"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "damit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "sodass"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "k’dey she-",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "כדי ש-"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "‘al menát she-",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "על מנת ש-"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tāki",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "ताकि"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "hogy"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "azért, hogy"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "þannig að"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "agar"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "supaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "jot"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "jos"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "eik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "i riocht is go"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "ar nós go"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "sa chaoi go"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "ionas go"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "cosicché"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "perché"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "english": "...tame ni",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "...ために"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "daəmbəy",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "ដើម្បី"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "ut"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "tāpēc"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "tāpēc ka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "اݢر"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Jawi"
      ],
      "word": "سوڤايا"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "agar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "Rumi"
      ],
      "word": "supaya"
    },
    {
      "code": "zdj",
      "lang": "Ngazidja Comorian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "ili"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "żeby"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "aby"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "by"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "ażeby"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "para que"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "de modo que"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tak što",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "так что"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "štóby",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "что́бы"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "štob",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "чтоб"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dáby",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "poetic"
      ],
      "word": "да́бы"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "air chor 's gu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "aby"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "para que"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "tags": [
        "with-subjunctive"
      ],
      "word": "de modo que"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "de manera que"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "så att"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "sloppier version, similar to English",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "så"
    },
    {
      "code": "tpi",
      "lang": "Tok Pisin",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "olsem na"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "ki"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščob",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "щоб"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ščóby",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "що́би"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "abý",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "аби́"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "dat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "sadat"
    },
    {
      "code": "fy",
      "lang": "West Frisian",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "sa't"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "bikhdéy",
      "sense": "in order to",
      "word": "בכדי"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "in such a way that",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "siten, että"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "note": "with the intent that",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "jotta"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "jot"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "jos"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "eik"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "så att"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "english": "sloppier version, similar to English",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "så"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "in such a way that, with the intent that",
      "word": "för att"
    }
  ],
  "word": "so that"
}

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