SO THAT


Meaning of SO THAT in English

conjunction

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

2. archaic : provided that

so that ye do not serve me sparrow hawks for supper, I will enter — Alfred Tennyson

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