so as to

Idioms  

1. In order to, as in We took off our shoes so as to avoid scratching the newly finished floors. This idiom is always followed by an infinitive. For a synonym, see in order to, def. 5.

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Example Sentences

“Lower the gates. Raise the draw bridges. Dig the moats deeper, maybe spread a little scorched earth around the place. So as to protect yourself from what was seen as a threat on the outside.”

From Slate • May 11, 2018

So as to set a good example, she wore her total abstinence pioneer badge on her lapel. . . .

From The New Yorker • Apr. 25, 2016

So as to avoid Southern stereotypes, as a child Stephen Colbert repressed his Southern accent, learning to speak without one by imitating news anchors.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2014

So as to whether Hank Williams Jr. was wrong, there can be no doubt.

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2011

Some one calls out for water; and his partner Catches a pail, and throws it o'er his friend So as to sprinkle all his fish, and make The world believe them newly caught and fresh.

From The Deipnosophists, or Banquet of the Learned of Athen?us by Athen?us