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чтобы meaning in English

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чтобы participle

to(in order to)
participle
[UK: tuː] [US: ˈtuː]

чтобы phrase

in order to(as a means of achieving the specified aim)
phrase
[UK: ɪn ˈɔː.də(r) tuː] [US: ɪn ˈɔːr.dər ˈtuː]

чтобы conjunction

in order that(so that)
conjunction
[UK: ɪn ˈɔː.də(r) ðæt] [US: ɪn ˈɔːr.dər ˈðæt]

so that(in order to)
conjunction
[UK: ˈsəʊ ðæt] [US: ˈsoʊ ˈðæt]

that(connecting a clause indicating purpose ("final"))
conjunction
[UK: ðæt] [US: ˈðæt]

чтобы быть точным adverb

technically(based on precise facts, which however may be contrary to common misbelief or to a traditional name)
adverb
[UK: ˈtek.nɪk.l̩i] [US: ˈtek.nɪk.ə.li]

чтобы не conjunction

lest(that [...] not)
conjunction
[UK: lest] [US: ˈlest]

чтобы они поступали с тобой phrase

do unto others as you would have them do unto you(One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself)
phrase

что бы ни determiner

whateverdeterminer
[UK: wɒt.ˈev.ə(r)] [US: hwʌt.ˈev.r̩]

что было verb

let bygones be bygones(to disregard or ignore a past difficulty in a relationship or an offence)
verb
[UK: let ˈbaɪ.ɡɒnz bi ˈbaɪ.ɡɒnz] [US: ˈlet ˈbaɪ.ˌɡɒnz bi ˈbaɪ.ˌɡɒnz]