in order to

べく means doing one thing in order to achieve another, in a formal register. Attach it to a verb's dictionary form (する may be すべく). It states purpose, like ために, but is literary and often used in writing.

Examples

• 試験しけんに合格ごうかくすべく、毎日まいにち勉強べんきょうしている。

  Shiken ni goukaku subeku, mainichi benkyou shite iru.

  I study every day in order to pass the exam.

• 真実しんじつを伝つたえるべく、記者きしゃは現地げんちへ向むかった。

  Shinjitsu o tsutaeru beku, kisha wa genchi e mukatta.

  In order to convey the truth, the reporter headed to the site.

Vocabulary in these examples

• 試験 exam
• 合格 passing (an exam)
• 毎日 every day
• 勉強 study
• する to do
• いる to exist (animate); to be

Related patterns · Inevitability and compulsion

• 〜ずにはおかない will inevitably; won't leave it without
• 〜を余儀なくされる be forced to; have no choice but
• 〜を禁じ得ない cannot help but feel
• 〜てやまない can't stop; sincerely (do)
• 〜んがため in order to; for the sake of