so as to

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.

Example Sentences

The action of two of the best-known novels of the early 20th century, James Joyce’s “Ulysses” and Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway,” is structured so as to present an individual’s entire history compressed into a single day, hour by hour, even thought by thought—a stream of consciousness.

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The family told Adam the successful candidate should ideally also have knowledge of or interest in horse riding, skiing, the arts and music so as to influence the child in a broad spectrum of interests.

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Passing cars drive slowly so as to not send the spray through the window.

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Cheney kept offices in the Capitol building as well as near the commander-in-chief, so as to be at the heart of the legislative process.

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“The MPC should adopt, from this point forward, a more cautious pace in withdrawing monetary policy restriction so as to ensure continuation in disinflation towards the 2% target,” he said.

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