so that

1. so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .

2. With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .

3. In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .

Example Sentences

One former SNP MP told BBC Scotland News: "I'm not sure being seen to do Audrey Nicoll out of her job so that he can have two jobs is a smart pitch."

From BBC

"We can perform transformations of motion so that gravity and electromagnetism can be deduced from the same equation of spacetime."

From Salon

They have sought to imbue the app with social norms, like encouraging users to post alt text with their pictures so that blind users can engage with them.

From Slate

"My mother worked her behind off and so that's why I feel the way I feel and I'm leaving my kid everything that I have."

From Salon

The drafters of the amendment wanted to consign Dred Scott to the dustbin of history—not only by abolishing slavery, but also by compelling the government to forever recognize the equal citizenship of all people born in the U.S., so that no caste of “inferior” people could ever again be established.

From Slate