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in order to

conj

Definitions

  1. before an infinitive

    before an infinitive: As a means of achieving the specified end; to.

    • In order to be fit, you've gotta train hard every day.
    • Here we were nearly 8 min. early, and was now a matter of spinning out time, as indeed we did—losing 3 min. from Penrith to Carlisle!—in order not to run into Carlisle more than 5 min. early.
    • She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd.

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No curated loop yet for in order to. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA