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I was bullied from grade one to six. Even middle school was tough for me. Everyone had these pre-existing friendships, and I was the new kid, who was acting, so that didn't help much either. It was really tough.
Devon Bostick

Meaning of "so that" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SO THAT

so that  [səʊ ðət] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SO THAT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
So that is a conjunction.
The conjunction is an invariable grammatical category used to join together words and sentences.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SO THAT

so
so as
so be it
so far
so far, so good
so help me
so long
so much
so much for
so there
so to speak
so what!
so-and-so
so-called
so-so
soak
soak test
soakage
soakaway
soaked

WORDS THAT END LIKE SO THAT

all that
and all that
and that
as all that
at that
be all that
be of the opinion that
been-there done-that
for all that
in order that
in that
in the event that
leave it at that
like that
not that
on condition that
on the understanding that
such that
suffice it to say that
this and that
with that

Synonyms and antonyms of so that in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «so that» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SO THAT

Find out the translation of so that to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of so that from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «so that» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

以便
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de modo que
570 millions of speakers

English

so that
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ताकि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحيث
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

таким образом, чтобы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de modo que
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাই যে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de sorte que
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Supaya itu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

so dass
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

そのため、
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

그래서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Supaya
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

để
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அதனால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेणेकरून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Böylece
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

affinché
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

żeby
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

таким чином , щоб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

astfel încât
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ούτως ώστε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sodat
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

så att
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slik at
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of so that

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SO THAT»

The term «so that» is very widely used and occupies the 2.489 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SO THAT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «so that» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «so that» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about so that

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10 QUOTES WITH «SO THAT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word so that.
1
Lucius Accius
Not at all do I trust augurs, who enrich the ears of others, so that they can enrich their own homes with gold.
2
William Ames
Faith is the virtue by which, clinging-to the faithfulness of God, we lean upon him, so that we may obtain what he gives to us.
3
Benny Anderson
The situation in America is when it starts moving there, all the bands from England move over to America and work from there, so that they're available all the time for everyone that wants them in person.
4
Robert Atkins
I was gaining weight very rapidly and read about the idea of restricting carbohydrates as an alternative to going hungry. I had a big appetite, so that was the only thing I would even consider.
5
Maria Bartiromo
Selling cookies helped me to realize that you needed to have a certain way to communicate with people. You also needed business skills. You knew you needed to sell a certain amount of boxes, so that gave me some business sense.
6
Henry Ward Beecher
I can forgive, but I cannot forget, is only another way of saying, I will not forgive. Forgiveness ought to be like a cancelled note - torn in two, and burned up, so that it never can be shown against one.
7
Richard Ben-Veniste
With respect to the FBI, they had problems communicating in a vertical way, within the FBI itself, so that information of importance could get pushed up to those who were decision-makers.
8
Dirk Benedict
In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves.
9
Rachel Blanchard
I think it's more important to be fit so that you can be healthy and enjoy activities than it is to have a good body.
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Devon Bostick
I was bullied from grade one to six. Even middle school was tough for me. Everyone had these pre-existing friendships, and I was the new kid, who was acting, so that didn't help much either. It was really tough.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SO THAT»

Discover the use of so that in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to so that and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Living "So That": Making Faith-Filled Choices in the Midst ...
Living "So That” is a fresh approach to understanding God's Word, focusing on many of the powerful "so that" verses in Scripture, including Jesus Came So That. . .; God Spoke So That. . .; Pray So That. . .; Trials Come So That. . .
Wendy Blight, 2014
2
So That's What They're For!: The Definitive Breastfeeding Guide
An updated guide to breastfeeding describes the emotional and health advantages of breasfeeding; explains techniques for nursing, pumping, and weaning; and includes new sections on breastfeeding multiples, monitoring nutrition, and updated ...
Janet Tamaro, 2005
3
So That's How I Was Born
When Joey's friend Lisa tells him how babies are born, he asks his mother and father to tell him how he was really born.
Robert B. Brooks, Susan Perl, 1993
4
So that You May be One
This book records these conversations between 1957 and 1990 in simple language.
Joa Bolendas, 1997
5
"So What Are You Going to Do with That?": Finding Careers ...
Packed with examples and stories from real people who have successfully made this daunting—but potentially rewarding— transition, and written with a deep understanding of both the joys and difficulties of the academic life, this fully ...
Susan Basalla, Maggie Debelius, 2008
6
So That Your Values Live On: Ethical Wills and How to ...
Shows how to prepare an ethical will and provides as guides examples of ethical wills of famous and ordinary people.
Jack Riemer, Nathaniel Stampfer, 1993
7
So That Others May Live: Caroline Hebard & Her ...
Tells the story of the head of the U.S. Disaster Team Canine Unit who, with her German shepards, travels worldwide as a volunteer in her life-saving efforts
Hank Whittemore, Caroline Hebard, 1996
8
A Rose So That It May Rain
An investigative fiction writer Jamo met another young writer many moons ago and this novel was the result. Living near San Francisco Jamo is currently writing another novel and is still seeking free therapy.
Chastity Danielle Infinity, Jamo Lorswal, 2007
9
So that God May be All in All: The Apocalyptic Message of 1 ...
Passages such as 1 Cor 15, 12-34 have been a rich source for theological reflection on Christology, eschatology, and the resurrection, especially during the formative period of the Church.
Scott M. Lewis, 1998
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Trisha Brown: So that the Audience Does Not Know Whether I ...
"Trisha Brown: So That the Audience Does Not Know Whether I have Stopped Dancing centers on a broad survey of Brown's visual arts practice going back more than three decades.
Peter Eleey, Walker Art Center, 2008

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SO THAT»

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Hillary Clinton Doesn't Appear to Have Learned Anything Since the …
She said that whenever there was a matter regarding official business, she emailed it to someone with a .gov address so that it was captured by archivists. «Slate Magazine, Mar 15»

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