"so as" meaning in English

See so as in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

Forms: so as
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something). Synonyms: in order
    Sense id: simple-so_as-en-phrase-xj1SmMeo
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    {
      "form": "so as",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We went to bed early so as to rise at 4:00 AM."
        },
        {
          "text": "They took the bus so as not to waste money."
        },
        {
          "text": "We moved it so as to make it easier to reach."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something)."
      ],
      "id": "simple-so_as-en-phrase-xj1SmMeo",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "in order"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so as"
}
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    {
      "form": "so as",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Expression"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "expression"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We went to bed early so as to rise at 4:00 AM."
        },
        {
          "text": "They took the bus so as not to waste money."
        },
        {
          "text": "We moved it so as to make it easier to reach."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "For the purpose (of doing something); in order (to do something)."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "in order"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "so as"
}

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