in order that

conjunction

So that; used to indicate purpose

“In order that I wouldn’t be late I had to hurry.”

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Meanings

conjunction
  1. So that; used to indicate purpose

    In order that I wouldn’t be late I had to hurry.

    2 more examples

    I am always trying new recipes, in order that I may become a better cook.

    I’m sending the parcel express in order that he gets it before the weekend.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
so that

Translations

Ancient Greek ἵνα
  • ἵνα (hína)so that
Chinese Mandarin 以便
  • 以便 (yǐbiàn)so that
Czech aby
  • abyso that
Dutch opdat
  • opdatso that
Finnish jotta, niin että
  • jottaso that
  • niin ettäso that
French afin que, pour que
  • afin queso that
  • pour queso that
German damit, sodass
  • damitso that
  • sodassso that
  • um ... zuso that
  • auf dassso that
Hungarian hogy, azért, hogy
  • hogyso that
  • azért, hogyso that
Irish i riocht is go, sa chaoi go
  • i riocht is goso that
  • sa chaoi goso that
  • ionas goso that
Japanese ために
  • ためにso that
Latin ut
  • utso that
Polish żeby, aby
  • żebyso that
  • abyso that
  • byso that
  • w celuso that
  • ażebyso that
  • cobyso that
Portuguese para que
  • para queso that
Russian что́бы, чтоб
  • что́бы (štóby)so that
  • чтоб (štob)so that
  • да́бы (dáby)so that
Spanish de manera que
  • de manera queso that
Swedish så att
  • så attso that
Cite this entry
APA

in order that. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20order%20that

MLA

“in order that.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20order%20that. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in order that,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20order%20that.

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