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- PURPOSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
intention, intent, purpose, design, aim, end, object, objective, goal mean what one intends to accomplish or attain intention implies little more than what one has in mind to do or bring about intent suggests clearer formulation or greater deliberateness purpose suggests a more settled determination
- PURPOSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
We haven't yet managed to find new premises that are suitable for our purposes This fabric isn't ideal, but it will serve our purposes
- PURPOSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose the use of nuclear energy for military purposes He was asked about casualties, but said it would serve no purpose to count bodies Most of them are destroyed because they've served their purpose
- PURPOSE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
PURPOSE definition: the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc See examples of purpose used in a sentence
- Purposes - definition of purposes by The Free Dictionary
The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or goal: Her purpose in coming here is to talk to you The purpose of an airliner is to transport people See Synonyms at intention 2 Determination; resolution: He was a man of purpose
- purpose - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
purpose (third-person singular simple present purposes, present participle purposing, simple past and past participle purposed) (transitive) To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan quotations
- purposes - WordReference. com Dictionary of English
archaic purport on purpose ⇒ intentionally vb (transitive) to intend or determine to do (something) Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French porpos, from porposer to plan, from Latin prōpōnere to propose 'purposes' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
- Purpose Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
Sometimes his life seemed to lack purpose or meaning We started work again with a renewed sense of purpose I knew she hadn't done it on purpose
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