IN ORDER TO

Definition: IN ORDER TO

IN ORDER TO

1. For the purpose of; to the end; as means to. The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use in order to our eternal happiness. --Tillotson.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Avoidance

Adjective: lest, in order to avoid.

Intention

For; with a view, with an eye to; in order to, in order that; to the end that, with the intent that; for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of.

Crosswords: IN ORDER TO

In order to be successful, one must project an image of success at all times (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

But, in order to keep from damaging the eye sockets, they've got to go in through the rectum (Hot Shots!; writing credit: Jim Abrahams; Pat Proft)

They had to resort to cannibalism in order to stay alive (The Shining; writing credit: Stanley Kubrick)

Would you be willing to plant corroborative evidence on a suspect you knew to be guilty, in order to ensure an indictment (L.A. Confidential; writing credit: Brian Helgeland)

Well, in order to make one thing perfectly clear, we feel terrible about it. Now, if they can't take a joke (The Cannonball Run; writing credit: Brock Yates)

In order to fight the powers that be ("Fight the Power"; performing artist: Public Enemy)

Make everybody see, in order to fight the powers that be ("Fight the Power"; performing artist: Public Enemy)

I close my eyes in order to see. (references; author: unknown)

You are an engineer if you have a habit of destroying things in order to see how they work. (references; author: unknown)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Contacting Your Inner Healer: A Guided Imagery Relaxation Tape With Action Plan (To help you or a loved one access your own inner wisdom in order to achieve greater health and healing.) (reference)

• Necessary Losses: The Loves, Illusions, Dependencies and Impossible Expectations That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Grow (reference)

• Winning Without Intimidation : How to Master the Art of Positive Persuasion in Today's Real World in Order to Get What You Want, When You Want It (reference)

• Squeezing of Pre-Pressed Beet Pulp After Extraction Using a Specially Designed Secondary Press in Order to Save Energy for Drying by the Application (reference)

• The Official Idiot's Handbook: How to Harness the Stupidity Inside You in Order to Achieve Nothing at All (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The nurse is instructing a black woman, a colon cancer patient and her husband on how to administer a subcutaneous injection of colony stimulating factor (CSF). CSF is used after chemotherapy to stimulate bone marrow production of white blood cells in order to prevent infection. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).

The ultraviolet pass box cabinet was used in Maximum Containment labs, through which possibly contaminated objects were passed in order to render any pathogens lifeless during transfer between laboratory rooms. Credit: CDC.

The zone of inhibition is measured and compared to a standard in order to determine if an antibiotic is effective in treating the bacterial infection. Credit: CDC.

Starfish attacking young oysters. Special equipment is used to dredge or scrape starfish off oyster beds in order to reduce the damage to the oysters. F&W 12,001. Credit: Fisheries.

Salmon being counted when passing through weirs. By law, a certain percentage of salmon runs had to be allowed to escape commercial fisheries in order to spawn. To check the percentage, counting weirs were maintained on many streams. F&W - 10,111. Credit: Fisheries.

Thalasomma duperreyi(Blue Wrasse) and goatfish Parapeneus multifasciatus (Moano) These fish are next to an exclusion cage that prevents grazing in order to study the effects of fish on benthic algal growth. Credit: The Coral Kingdom.

Figure 44. Bamberg pneumatic bathometer, constructed by Carl Bamberg. This instrument is in fact an accessory to a Bamberg sounder, which was similar to the Thomson sounder. It used the pressure of water to push a certain quantity of water into a tube and subsequently measuring it in order to determine the depth that the tube had attained. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 30. High pressure bottle devised by Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1890. The manometer was set in place after the bottle's return from the deep ocean in order to measure the pressure of the water sample. This bottle was used for collecting water samples at depth and returning them to the surface at the ambient water pressure at the depth of the sample. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Staff Sgt. Robert Davila, Texas Air National Guard, carefully raises an F-16 Fighting Falcon in order to check the landing gear. (P.; photo by Army Staff Sgt. Len Butler)..

142 Cubic feet were removed from the Omak Creek watershed in order to restore fish habitat. Omak, Washington. Credit: Gary Wilson.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The right then of conquest extends only to the lives of those who joined in the war, not to their estates, but only in order to make reparation for the damages received, and the charges of the war, and that too with reservation of the right of the innocent wife and children. (Second Treatise of Government)

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. (reference)

The aristocracy, in order to rally the people to them, waved the proletarian alms-bag in front for a banner. (reference)

The French State may always require that the German mining laws and regulations referred to below shall be applied in order to ensure the determination of its rights. (reference)

At the end of the fighting last June, the American and British Armies withdrew westwards, in accordance with an earlier agreement, to a depth at some points of 150 miles upon a front of nearly four hundred miles, in order to allow our Russian allies to occupy this vast expanse of territory which the Western Democracies had conquered. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Mrs. Weston informed her that she was going to call on the Bateses, in order to hear the new instrument

In order to do them full justice I have arranged the Second Class in sections, according to the number of steps

He was going like a man who was running away, and we arrested him in order to see.

I determined therefore to direct my course this way, in order to my return to Europe

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Both parents must be carriers in order to have an affected child. (references)

You may need to undergo repeated surgeries in order to get a properly functioning access. (references)

Genetic studies continue in order to identify the gene or genes that may lead to this disorder. (references)

Business

The latter purchase capacity in order to package and resell. (references)

Financing plans are also key in order to win over new clients. (references)

Exporters are advised to revise their labeling closely in order to avoid costly fines. (references)

Children

Jordan

Students must obtain a good behavior certificate from the GID in order to qualify for admission under the university quota system. (references)

Ethiopia

There are a few credible reports that children are maimed or blinded by their "handlers" in order to raise their earnings from begging. (references)

Nigeria

Young girls sometimes are forced into marriage as soon as they reach puberty, regardless of age, in order to prevent the "indecency" associated with premarital sex. (references)

Civil Liberties

Jordan

The bill reportedly was passed in order to encourage foreign investment. (references)

Guatemala

Members of a religion need not register simply in order to worship together. (references)

Cuba

He then was released and forced to hitchhike for 5 hours in order to return to his home. (references)

Economic History

Croatia

They will need consulting and other services in order to meet this challenge. (references)

Hungary

Flexibility is the key to your pricing strategy in order to penetrate the market. (references)

Croatia

A pre-qualification procedure may be used in order to establish qualified bidders. (references)

Human Rights

Jamaica

Officers are being trained in alternative restraint methods in order to eliminate use of the baton. (references)

Equatorial Guinea

Even in the private sector, many citizens claim that party membership is required in order to be hired. (references)

Honduras

The Catacamas regional court declared the process secret in order to pursue suspects who remain at large. (references)

Indigenous People

Suriname

Maroon and Amerindian groups continue to cooperate with each other in order to exercise their rights more effectively. (references)

Denmark

In 1999 a court ruled that the Government unjustly resettled Greenland Inuits in 1953 in order to accommodate the expansion of a U.S. Air Force base in northwest Greenland. (references)

Minorities

Cote d'Ivoire

In April 2000, local governments, in order to prevent further violence, closed some Harrist churches. (references)

Political Economy

BOLIVIA

Further regulation must be issued in the coming months in order to apply these two new decrees. (references)

EGYPT

The Central Bank actively monitors the exchange rate in order to assure the Egyptian pound's stability. (references)

MALAYSIA

Fiscal Policy: The government is pursuing an expansive fiscal policy in order to stimulate economic growth. (references)

Political Rights

Saint Kitts and Nevis

PAM alleged that the ruling party dismissed or demoted many PAM supporters from their jobs in order to replace them with its own supporters. (references)

India

On January 9, months before the next local election, Sujata Das was killed allegedly by Communist Party of India (CPM) activists, in order to intimidate others. (references)

Egypt

The elections were held in stages between October 18 and November 15, 2000, in order to allow for supervision by a member of the judiciary at each polling place. (references)

Trade

Poland

Promotional materials must be clearly marked "no commercial value" in order to clear customs. (references)

Honduras

Stick-on labels are also allowed in order to fully comply with Honduran labeling requirements. (references)

Ecuador

The use of a specialized customs agent is highly recommended in order to expedite the process. (references)

Travel

El Salvador

A valid passport and either a visa or tourist card are required in order to visit El Salvador. (references)

Greece

Greek citizens are required to obtain a non-immigrant visa in order to travel to the United States. (references)

South Africa

Foreigners who plan to work in South Africa temporarily must have proof of employment in order to apply for a temporary work permit. (references)

Women

Iran

All women, no matter the age, must have the permission of their father or a living male relative in order to marry. (references)

Israel and the occupied territories

The Knesset also amended laws in order to facilitate the delivery of welfare benefits to women staying in shelters. (references)

Mauritius

While a magistrate can order a spouse to pay child support, some spouses have stopped working in order to avoid payment. (references)

Worker Rights

Nigeria

Upon arrival many were forced into prostitution in order to pay off debts. (references)

Uzbekistan

Some factories apparently have reduced work hours in order to avoid layoffs. (references)

Gabon

Unions must register with the Government in order to be recognized officially. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "IN ORDER TO": in order to avoid ♦ in order to remove any uncertainty ♦ in order to see better. Additional references.

Afrikaans

om te (for, per, to). (various references)

Albanian

për të (as, as to, so that, that), për (about, after, at, by, concerning, for, in, in behalf of, on, per, pro, to, towards). (various references)

Arabic 

‏من أجل (because, because of, for the sake of, in order that, in respect of, towards), ‏لكي (because, so as to, that, with a view to), ‏علشان (just because). (various references)

Basque

agindu (arrange to, load to, put in order to). (various references)

Chinese 

用以 (so as to), 為了 (for the purpose of, so as to), 以便 (so as to, so that), 以 (according to, because, by, so as to, to use, with). (various references)

Czech

aby (as, in order that, so as, so that, that). (various references)

Danish

i mange tilfaelde har det planlagte program for nedsaetning af foringsroer omfattet enten en oproemning af boreroershullet eller fjernelse af sikkerhedsventilerne,saaledes at der kan nedsaettes forankringsforingsroer med stoerre diameter eller evt.begge d (in many instances, or both, the planned casing programme requires either under-reaming the surface pipe hole or removing the preventers in order to run large-diameter surface casing, thus possibly leaving the hole unprotected), Forsamlingen traeder sammen for at vaelge sit praesidium og udarbejde sin forretningsorden (the Assembly shall meet in order to elect its officers and draw up its rules of procedure), de faste bruttoinvesteringer udgoer vaerdien af varige goder,bestemt til andet end militaere formaal,som har en vaerdi paa mere end ca.100 ECU,som erhverves af en hjemmehoerende produktionsenhed med det formaal at blive anvendt i produktionsprocessen i en (each of more than about 100 ECU in value, gross fixed capital formation represents the value of durable goods intended for non-military purposes, including the value of any services embodied in fixed capital goods, which are acquired by resident producer units in order to be used for a period of more than one year in their process of production), de faste krystaller er altsaa stadig udsat for lokale korngraensetilpasningsbestraebelser,der straeber hen imod en vis ligevaegt mellem korngraenserne (the solid crystals thus undergo local boundary rearrangements in order to tend towards a certain interfacial equilibrium), for at anskueliggoere aandedraetsorganets virkemaade kan man enten simulere den oejeblikkelige aflejring af stoev i lungen, eller langtidsaflejringen, under hensyntagen til lungens evne til selvrensning (in order to reproduce the functioning of the bronchopulmonary system either by simulating lung retention at a given moment or by simulating cumulative retention, while taking into account pulmonary clearance phenomena), for at der kan vaere tale om,at en enhed har fri beslutningsret,hvad angaar hovedfunktionen,maa den inden for sin saerlige strukturelle ramme have frihed til at traeffe beslutning om,hvorledes den vil anvende de loebende midler,de finansielle midler og fo (capital and financial resources, how to use its own current, in order to be said to enjoy autonomy of decision in respect of its principal function, within the institutional framework within which it finds itself), for at iagttage strukturerne efter opkulning til forskellige kulstofindhold,blev stang-og pladeformede proevestykker gasopkullet i et industrielt ovnanlaeg og derefter luftkoelet (and subsequently air cooled, in order to observe the structures after carburising to different carbon contents, specimens as bars or plates were gas carburised in a commercial plant), for at man kan tale om,at en enhed foerer et fuldstaendigt regnskab,maa den foretage registrering af alle sine oekonomiske og finansielle transaktioner i loebet af regnskabsperioden samt opstille en status over aktiver og passiver (and also a balance sheet of assets and liabilities, in order to be said to keep a complete set of accounts), for at man skal kunne standse en braendende ukontrolleret boring fra overfladen,skal branden foerst slukkes;ved spraengnings-kvaele-teknikken fjerner trykboelgen fra en dynamitladning over brande n den ilt,der er noedvendig for branden,og ilden kvaeles de (in order to recap a burning wild well from the surface, the fire must first be extinguished;with the explosive snuffing technique the blast from a dynamite capsule positioned over the fire uses the oxygen necessary for conflagration and the fire is snuffed out), for at opnaa dette,maa de anvendte haerdetemperaturer ligge saa naer som muligt ved temperaturen for begyndende smeltning af ledeburitten (in order to fulfill these conditions, the quenching temperatures a/e as near to the solidus temperature of the ledeburite as possible), blyholdige additiver har den virkning,at braendstoffets oktantal foroeges,hovorved tilboejeligheden til bankning formindskes (lead-base additives have the effect of increasing the octane number of fuels in order to reduce the tendency to knock), for trods omdannelsestraegheden at opnaa en ferritisk-perlitisk struktur,afkoeles staalet paa forudbestemt maade:luftafkoeling til 670 grader C,2 timers holdetid og derefter luftafkoeling (held at 670 C for 2 h and then air cooled, in order to obtain a ferrite-pearlite structure, in spite of the slow transformation rate, the steel must be cooled), ved indstilling af skaerehoejden i bloede kul hvilende paa et underlag af haard bjergart, er det tilstraekkeligt at lade mejslen dykke (it is necessary only to give the plough a tendency to move downwards in order to adjust the cutting horizon, where a soft coal is being ploughed on a hard floor), maaling af kapaciteten ved omvendt forspaending er noedvendig for at forudbestemme gennemslagsspaendingen (capacity under inverse operation must be measured in order to anticipate the avalanche voltage), Mastix-toplagsfyldninger anvendes,naar et nyt skaervelag samtidig skal udformes som modstandsdygtigt slidlag (grouted macadam is a method of binding with bitumen in situ a crushed stone layer in order to produce a wear-resistant surfacing(rarely used in UK)), nye faktiske omstændigheder (changed facts judgment by a second court, in order to vary that of the first court, would have to be based on changed facts), opvarmningen til haerdetemperaturen sker i almindelighed i trin for at faa en saa ensartet og spaendingsfri gennemvarmning som muligt af dette staal med lav varmeledningsevne,og for at opnaa en saa regelmaessig oploesning som muligt af de tungtoploeselige (and to dissolve the alloy carbides, heating to the quenching temperature is normally carried out in steps, in order to heat the steel evenly without stress, which dissolve only slowly in this steel which has a low thermal conductivity), periodiske sparepræmier fra det offentlige til husholdningerne som belønning for disses opsparing i den pågældende periode (bonus payments on savings granted at intervals by general government to households in order to reward them for their saving during the period), risikostyring (catastrophes, disasters, failures, in order to minimize losses from hazards, injuries, or to achieve a desired low level of risk, risk management, thefts, vandalism etc.or to balance the losses from hazards etc.with the costs of risk control, way of organizing the activites in an enterprise), sidste trin af impaktoren er etabsolut-filtertil at opfange partikler mindre end 0,5 mikron (the placing of an absolute filter at the bottom of the last stage of the impactor in order to capture particles smaller than 0.5 microns), spændingen i billedrøret holdes konstant for at opretholde fokuseringen af de tre elektronkanoner svarende til de tre farver (the voltage at the cathode ray tube terminals is maintained constant in order to keep the three guns for the three colours in focus), tjenesteyderen kan udoeve sin virksomhed (in order to do so, the person providing a service may), for saa vidt og saa laenge det er ubetinget noedvendigt for (to such an extent and for such periods as are strictly necessary in order to). (various references)

Dutch

voor (as, at, because of, before, by, during, for, for sake of, furrow, in, in front of, like, of, on, on account of, owing to, per, previous to, through, to, toward, towards, until, upon, whereas, while, whilst, wrinkle), ten behoeve van (for, per, to), om (about, around, at, by, on, round, so as, to, towards, untranslated, untranslated here, upon). (various references)

Esperanto

por (for, per, to). (various references)

Faeroese

til (for, per, so, so that, till, to, toward, towards, until), fyri (for, per, so, so that, to). (various references)

Finnish

varten (because of, for, on account of, per, to), sitä varten, että, jotta (in order that, so that). (various references)

French

pour, afin de. (various references)

Frisian

foar (before, for, in front of, per, to). (various references)

German

um...zu, um zu (for, per, so much the, to), um ... zu (so as to, to), um (about, after, around, at, by, for, in order, of, on, per, round, roundabout, to, towards, upon), für (behalf, blaze, considering, for, in favor of, in favour, in favour of, in place of, in return for, per, pro, to). (various references)

Greek 

για να (so as to). (various references)

Hawaiian

për (for, per, to). (various references)

Hebrew 

למען (for, for the sake of, so that, that), על מנת (for the sake of, on condition), כדי ל- (as much as, so that), כדי (according to, amphoral, as much, obtuse, so as to, so that, that, with a view to). (various references)

Hungarian

azzal a céllal, azon célból (purposely, to the effect, with a view to), azért, hogy (in order that, so that, that), azért (so as to, that is why, that's why, thence, therefor, therefore, thereupon, to the end that, wherefore). (various references)

Indonesian

buat (do, for). (various references)

Italian

per (about, all over, along, around, as, at, by, during, for, from, however, in, in order that, of, on, out, out of, over, per, so as, through, to, toward, towards, via), allo scopo di. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

陽 (appearance, kind, like, manner, so as to, so that, sort, such as, sun, sunlight, way, yang), 為　 (advantage, benefit, good, sake, to, welfare), 為 (advantage, as a result of, because of, benefit, good, sake, to, welfare), 様 (appearance, kind, like, manner, Mr or Mrs, so as to, so that, sort, such as, way, yang), のけ者 (although, as well as, because of ..., besides, extra-high-speed Toukai-line shinkansen, for the sake of, in spite of, on the occasion of, only, outcast, slowly, sluggishly, so that, that being the case, unconcernedly), よい旅行を (even if, even though, frequently, if, Nice to see you!, often, so that, to be sure to, to come to be that, to make sure to, to reach the point that, to try to, Welcome!). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ため (advantage, as a result of, because of, benefit, cesspool, good, manure sink, sake, sink, to, welfare), のに (although, in spite of, so that), ように (so that), よう (appearance, business, calamity, early death, employ, hire, kind, like, manner, so as to, so that, sort, such as, task, to become intoxicated, to get drunk, use, way, yang). (various references)

Lombard

per (for, per, to). (various references)

Manx

gys (till, to, to motion, toward), dys (for, till, to, to motion). (various references)

Papiamen

pa (a, before, for, in, in front of, inside, into, on, per, so, so that, to, within). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay orderay otay.(various references)

Polish

dla (for, per, to), aby (for, per, to). (various references)

Portuguese

para (about to, for, in, onto, per, to, toward, towards). (various references)

Quechua

watukoq (as a visitor, in order to visit), t'aqsaq (in order to wash clothing), llank'aq (in order to work). (various references)

Russian 

чтобы (be careful that, far be it from, for the purpose of, in order ~ to, in order for, in order that, instead of, just so that, so, so as, that, to the effect that, with a view to, with the view of). (various references)

Scottish

airson (for, per, to), air sgàth (for, per, to). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

zato (because, order: in order to, reason: for that reason), da bi (order: in order that, order: in order to), što bi (order: in order that, order: in order to). (various references)

Spanish

para (against, as, as far as, as for, as regards, at, by, compared with to, for, for the purpose of, hold it, in favor of, in favour of, in order, in regard to, of, off, per, so as to, to, towards). (various references)

Sranan

gi (accord, for, give, per, to). (various references)

Swahili

ili (for, per, to). (various references)

Swedish

i syfte att, i avsikt att, för att (because, in order that, lest, so as to, so that, to), för (about, as, at, because, for, fore, from, of, over, per, pre, pre-, prow, so, to, too, towards, unto, with). (various references)

Tagalog

para sa (for, per, to), para kay (for, per, to). (various references)

Turkish

için (for, in the cause of, on account of, pro, seeing, so, so as to), -mek için, -mek amacıyla, diye (so, that). (various references)

Ukrainian

для того, щоб (because, in order that, so that). (various references)

Welsh

i (for, I, inside, into, me, per, to, within), er (albeit, although, for, from, since, though). (various references)

gratia. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: redroot, rootier.

-3 letters: dinero, dotier, droner, editor, enroot, indoor, ironed, ironer, norite, orient, oroide, retorn, rident, rioted, rioter, rodent, rooted, rooter, tinder, tonier, torero, toroid, torrid, trined, triode.

-4 letters: diner, direr, donor, doter, drier, droit, drone, inert, inter, intro, irone, niter, nitre, nitro, noted, noter, odeon, oorie, ootid, order, redon, retro, rider, rodeo.

+2 letters: recordation.

+3 letters: granodiorite, incorporated, preportioned, proportioned, reconnoitred, recordations, redecoration, reproduction, retrodiction.

+4 letters: deterioration, granodiorites, norethindrone, preordination, preproduction, reapportioned, reconnoitered, redecorations, reproductions, retrodictions.

+5 letters: adrenocortical, containerboard, deteriorations, foreordination, hydrocortisone, nondoctrinaire, norethindrones, outreproducing, overdecorating, overdecoration, overproduction, preordinations, preponderation, preproductions, proportionated, reincorporated, reintroduction, retrogradation, roadworthiness, trisoctahedron, unincorporated.