Etymology: Middle English, from Old English swā thæt
1. : so 1
the turf roof of it had fallen entirely in so that the hut was of no use to me — R.L.Stevenson
bombed out all the bridges so that the enemy could not retreat
so that ye do not serve me sparrow hawks for supper, I will enter — Alfred Tennyson
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so that
1. With the purpose that
2. With the result that
3. If only
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Main Entry: ↑so
Useful english dictionary. 2012.