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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so as to

Judge Petts said Kershaw needed to be jailed as a "deterrent" to other cashiers so as to "prevent others from doing the same".

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

But Kim may be uninterested in meeting Trump until after the US midterm elections in November so as to gain more leverage, Cha said in an email to AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

He had worked for more than four decades in Saudi Arabia, saving every rial he could so as to invest in the land in Deir al Balah he hoped his sons would one day inherit.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

The council thus gave the county’s Planning Department broader discretion over the approval of data center proposals so as to “fast-track” their construction.

From Slate ● Aug. 6, 2026

The end explanation that he had “given her up” so as to save his soul, and that he had now returned horn a sense of dramatic magnanimity, was not the true one.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White