In order to meaning in English
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Definition
in order to (enter this office building, you must have a badge): to be able to (enter this office building, you must have a badge)
I'm staying in Tanzania in order to perfect my Swahili I am staying Tanzania to be able to study Swahili
I walked up the stairs slowly in order not to wake my parents I walked up the stairs slowly so that I wouldn't wake my parents
I walked up the stairs slowly in order not to wake my parents I walked up the stairs slowly so that I wouldn't wake my parents
in order that: so that
In order that is generally much more formal that in order to. In an informal style, we can also use so that.
I have arrived early in order that I can talk to you I have come early so that I can talk to you
Examples
- "If you need to take some time off in order to find a new place, let me know."
- "I would like you to accompany Philip on this trip in order to discuss said invoices with their accounts department while Philip discusses new orders with their buyers, thereby killing two birds with one stone."
- "With my husband working full time, I have decided that it makes sense for me to stop working at this time in order to spend more time with my kids in their formative years."
- "Philip will be traveling by company car in order to save on airfare, so you can consider this a 'business road trip' if you like."
- "After Christmas, I shall be putting recycling bins throughout the office, in order to recycle what is left of your gift wrapping and Christmas cards."
- "If you are not able to make this appointment, please call the office at 555-GUMS at least 48 hours before your scheduled visit, in order to reschedule."
- "Yesterday I had to stay at the office later than usual in order to catch up on some paperwork."
- "Technique : Dress up like ghosts, monsters and sexy nurses in order to extort the precious candy."
- "Some of us will run away to Canada, in order to escape the draft."
- "I recently phoned the customer services help line in order to cancel a skiing holiday."
- "In order to reactivate your PlasterCard, it is essential that you confirm your credit card information below"
- "However, I want the final say on this new hire in order to avoid any more "Jean Marron situations"."
- "Before simply ending our partnership at once, I decided to arrange a meeting with one of your representatives in order to explain our situation."
- "I will be getting in touch directly with your corporate offices in order to do us both the favor of voiding our current contract."
- "Day 1 : In order to pay our debt to the restaurant, Horatio and I have been forced to work in the kitchen."
- "I personally pledge to oversee all costumes and dance routines in order to ensure their fabulousness."
- "In order to do my job effectively, I need to understand the subtleties of international marketing."
- "The London Ducky managed to speak to one worker, Pedro Sanchez, despite his pocket having been crammed full of 50 dollar bills in order to keep his mouth shut."
- "In order to understand this complex man who has devoted his life to communicating with the dolphins, we must first examine his past."
- "This leads me to my point: some of the staff have been discussing the possibility of a company-wide "nap time" in order to increase productivity during the work day."
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