# so that

Pronunciation: say "SOH thuht" US /ˈsoʊ ðət/, UK /ˈsəʊ ðət/

## Conjunction

1. In order that, or with the aim that, something will happen.
   - Simple: Used to say why someone does something, or what they want to happen.
   - _She saved part of every paycheck so that her children could go to college._
   - _The engineers widened the bridge so that trucks would no longer have to wait in line._
2. Used to introduce a clause stating what happened as a result; with the result that.
   - Simple: Used to say what happened because of something.
   - _The storm brought down the power lines, so that the whole town sat in darkness until morning._
   - _Prices rose sharply that spring, so that many families stopped eating out._

## Origin

From Middle English so that, so þat, from Old English swā þæt, equivalent to so + that. It is related to Saterland Frisian sodät, West Frisian sadat, Dutch zodat and German sodass.

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