English

so that

Indicates result; in order that, with the result that.

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    From Middle English so that, so þat, sa þat, swo þat, swa þat, from Old English swā þæt, equivalent to so + that. Cognate with Saterland Frisian sodät, West Frisian sadat, Dutch zodat, German sodaß, sodass.

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishso that
      • inheritedOld Englishswā þæt
    • surface analysisEnglishso “As a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.”
    • surface analysisEnglishthat “Introducing a clause that is the object of a verb, especially a reporting verb or verb expressing b…”

    Related: Saterland Frisian sodät, West Frisian sadat, Dutch zodat, German sodaß

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