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so as to
In order to: Mail your package early so as to ensure its timely arrival

fin de, a fines de, para; Sinónimos: in order to, to; In order to.
He observed the snakes so as to describe their behavior.

In order to, as in We took off our shoes so as to avoid scratching the newly finished floors. This idiom is always followed by an infinitive. For a synonym, see in order to, def. 5.