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purpose
[pur-puhs]
noun
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
Synonyms: , , , ,determination; resoluteness.
the subject in hand; the point at issue.
practical result, effect, or advantage.
to act to good purpose.
verb (used with object)
to set as an aim, intention, or goal for oneself.
to intend; design.
Synonyms: , ,to resolve (to do something).
He purposed to change his way of life radically.
verb (used without object)
to have a purpose.
purpose
/ Ė±čÉĖ±čɲõ /
noun
the reason for which anything is done, created, or exists
a fixed design, outcome, or idea that is the object of an action or other effort
fixed intention in doing something; determination
a man of purpose
practical advantage or use
to work to good purpose
that which is relevant or under consideration (esp in the phrase to or from the purpose )
archaicĢżpurport
intentionally
verb
to intend or determine to do (something)
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- prepurpose verb (used with object)
- repurpose verb (used with object)
- unpurposed adjective
- unpurposing adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of purpose1
Idioms and Phrases
on purpose, by design; intentionally.
How could you do such a thing on purpose?
to the purpose, relevant; to the point.
Her objections were not to the purpose.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Double Date, as the feature is called, is the refined version of the failed 2016 product Tinder Social, which was discontinued in 2017 over privacy concerns and user confusion about its purpose.
Mahler has no answers for the purpose of life.
But with a two-week break between the races, won't almost all team personnel and cargo fly back to Europe after Miami, defeating the purpose of the change?
He had applied and received authorization from the DEA to dispense, administer and prescribe narcotics and other controlled substances, as long as those prescriptions were for a legitimate medical purpose.
The Kirklands said they believe homes in the estate have been left empty on purpose.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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