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ώστε
so that /ˈo.ste/
adverbB1#1814 most common
Also: so as to, therefore, with the result that
Example sentences
Είναι τόσο κουρασμένος, ώστε κοιμήθηκε αμέσως.
He is so tired that he fell asleep at once.
Σπούδασε πολύ, ώστε να περάσει τις εξετάσεις.
He studied hard so as to pass the exams.
Έβρεχε τόσο δυνατά, ώστε αναγκαστήκαμε να ακυρώσουμε την εκδρομή.
It was raining so hard that we had to cancel the trip.
Η οικονομία βελτιώθηκε, ώστε οι επενδυτές άρχισαν να επιστρέφουν.
The economy improved, so that investors began to return.
Η κυβέρνηση τροποποίησε τον νόμο, ώστε να καλύπτει και τις νέες τεχνολογίες.
The government amended the law so that it would also cover new technologies.
Η επιχειρηματολογία του ήταν τόσο πειστική, ώστε ακόμη και οι πιο σκεπτικιστές πείστηκαν.
His argument was so persuasive that even the most skeptical were convinced.
Word family
όπωςas, like, in order that
έτσι ώστεso that (emphatic result clause)
ωστόσοhowever, nevertheless
ώσπουuntil
Etymology
Ώστε comes from Ancient Greek ὥστε, a fusion of ὡς (as, how) and the connective enclitic τε (and). Originally it linked a manner clause to a result, and over centuries it settled into its modern job of marking result or purpose. The spelling has stayed almost unchanged since antiquity.
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