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So as to, as in We paid off our purchase with a credit card so as to avoid withdrawing cash from the machine. This idiom is always followed by an infinitive. For a synonym, see in order to.

"We use in order to with an infinitive form of a verb to express the purpose of something. It introduces a subordinate clause. It is more common in writing than in speaking:

[main clause] Mrs. Weaver had to work full-time [subordinate clause] in order to earn a living for herself and her family of five children.

[main clause] We all need stress [subordinate clause]

in order to achieve and do our best work. The negative of in order to is in order not to: They never parked the big van in front of the house in order not to upset the neighbors."

Cambridge Dictionary

EXERCISE Look at this example from a cell phone manual and answer questions:

Use the Side key in order to turn your device on. Do not use the device if the body is cracked or broken. Use the device only after it has been repaired.

Press and hold the Side key so as to turn the device on.
In order to turn the device off, press and hold the Side and Volume down keys at the same time, and tap Power off. Confirm when prompted.
In order to restart your device, press and hold the Side and Volume down keys at the same time, and tap Restart. Confirm when prompted.

TIP: In order to learn more about powering off your device from Settings, tap this symbol:

Use Smart Switch™ so as to transfer contacts, photos, music, videos, messages, notes, calendars, and more from your old device. Smart Switch can transfer your data via USB cable, Wi-Fi, or computer.”

Why do you press a prompt after holding down the Side and Volume down keys?
Why do you have to use Smart Switch™?
Why do you have to press
?

Check the footnotes for the answers.

In order to turn off or restart the device.
So as to transfer contacts, photos, etc.
In order to learn more about powering off.

Uso de Smart Switch™ para transferir datos entre dispositivos

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Comentarios (260)260 comentarios

Franco Chalacan

Hace 5 años

Finally I can understand the manual of my tv.

GISSELINE DARETTE CARRILLO AR .

Hace 4 años

I cackled

Adrian Gonzalez

Nice, bro!

Andreina Di Brigida

In order to restart or power off your device.
So as to transfer information or data from your device.
In order to learn more about powering off your device drom settings

Sil S

Hace 2 años

In order to restart or turn the device off.
In order/So as to transfer contacts, photos, etc from one device to another.
In order to learn more about powering off the device from Settings.

"we all need stress"... no

Wilmer Toledo

Hace 3 años

hahah

Jorge Alvarado

We all need to exercise, go to church and see a psychologist in order to improve our health and life balance ☺️

Tatiana Mercedes Rojas Campos

Sorry, I didn't get it. Are "in order to" and "so as to" interchangeable?

Rene Francisco Lora Gonzalez

Profesor

Good question Tatiana! They are! Here are other examples:

I play videogames in order to cope with my worries.

I play videogames so as to cope with my worries.

Lucio Mateo Ledesma

Both "in order to" and "so as to" seem pretty similar in their use cases

Katherine Varela Villegas

In order to turn the device off.
So as to transfer contacts, photos, music, videoss, messages, notes, calendars and more from your old device.
In order to learn more about powering off device from Settings.

Mirta Macias

I press a prompt after holding down theSide and Volume down Keys I used In order to I use Smart Switch so aas to transfer contacts, photos, music, videos, messages, notes, clendars, and more from my old device I have to press that symbol in order to learn more about powering off my device from settings

Good answers Mirta! Careful with the spelling 😜

Yessica Saavedra

1.- In order to turn your device off or restart. 2.- So as to transfer contacts, photos, and much more. 3.- In order to learn more about powering off your device.

Great answers! 👍😉

Humberto Contreras

Hace 9 meses

So as to take a screenshot on your phone, follow these steps:

In order to take a good screenshot, center the information you want capture.
In order to take a screenshot, press and hold the side key and at the same time press and hold the volume up button.
Finally, look for the screenshot in your gallery.

CARMEN ISOLINA Rodriguez De Sosa

1.- in order to restart the device

so as to tranfer conacts photos, music, videos, massages, notes, calendar, and mor for your old device.
in order to learn more about powering off your device from settings,.

1.press and hold the side and volume down keysat the sama time.

use the smart Switch
tap the setting.

Good answer!

Ena Patricia López De Valdivieso

1 So as to turn on or restart the device. 2. In order to transfer contacts, photos, etc. 3. So as to learn more about powering off.

Good answers! 👍

Carolina Pineda

Company_admin

Hace un año

El uso de "so as to" es más formal y se emplea para expresar intenciones de manera clara y precisa. En situaciones informales, es más común usar "to" o "in order to". Por ejemplo, en una conversación casual puedes decir "I went to the store to buy milk" en lugar de "I went to the store so as to buy milk". Cada opción tiene su lugar; elige según el contexto y el nivel de formalidad que desees.

Michell polo

That was so clear, thanks

Daniela Nicolalde

So as to select restart or power the device off.
In order to transfer your information from your old device.
I have to press the setting symbol so as to learn more about powering off my device.

Sergio Garcés

Hace 3 meses

1) In order to turn off the cellphone.

2) In order to transfer contacts, photos, music, videos. etc.

3) In order to open setting app and learn more from powering off your device.

Reina Patricia Calderón González

Hace 5 meses

I use post note in order to write important messages .
In order to restart my cell phone, press and hold the side and volume down keys

David Vásquez Díaz

Henry Suro

Hace 6 meses

in order to restart the cellphone
so as to transfer your data
in order to learn more about powering off

Diego Mauricio Zuluaga Rodríguez

Cuando utilices in order to o cuando usar as to? Dame ejemplos en inglés con traducción

Estás confundiendo propósito con referencia. In order to explica el porqué de una acción, mientras que as to simplemente señala un tema o asunto.

Usa in order to para objetivos: "I used Smart Switch in order to save my photos" (Usé Smart Switch para guardar mis fotos). Usa as to para temas: "I am unsure as to which cable is better" (No estoy seguro sobre qué cable es mejor). ¿Tiene sentido esta diferencia, o prefieres que volvamos a cómo configurar tu transferencia?

Carlos Arturo rios mora

Hace 7 meses

Where does "so as to" fit best?

The phrase so as to fits best in situations where you want to sound deliberate, formal, and highly intentional about the outcome of your actions. It is a direct synonym for in order to, but it carries a slightly more elegant or technical tone, making it absolutely perfect for written instructions, corporate business reports, or academic papers. Whenever you are describing a step-by-step process where one action is strictly required to achieve the next, like configuring a new piece of software or explaining a strict company policy, this phrase seamlessly connects the action to its intended result while keeping your writing sophisticated and authoritative.

Uso de Smart Switch™ para transferir datos entre dispositivos

Progreso del curso

Introduction

Working with Infinitives

Rules and Instructions in Common Places

Reporting what others say

Description and Clarification

Expressing Reason, Probability and Contrast

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