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

The chemistry and engineering of this novel cement battery is deliberately simple, so as to make it scalable and cost-competitive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He asked for anonymity so as to be able to speak openly.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Separately, the LDP on Wednesday proposed changes to Japan's stringent rules on exporting military equipment so as to enable exports of lethal weapons, local reports said.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Lim believes the judge will hand down a life sentence, though, so as to "avoid making Yoon a martyr".

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

I would almost as soon believe with the old and ignorant cosmogonists, that fossil shells had never lived, but had been created in stone so as to mock the shells now living on the seashore.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly