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1 purpose
nounwhat is the purpose of doing that? — was hat es für einen Zweck, das zu tun?
you must have had some purpose in mind — du musst irgendetwas damit bezweckt haben
answer or suit somebody's purpose — jemandes Zwecken dienen od. entsprechen
for the purpose of discussing something — um etwas zu besprechen
on purpose — mit Absicht; absichtlich
for purposes of — zum Zwecke (+ Gen.)
2) (effect)to some/good purpose — mit einigem/gutem Erfolg
3) (determination) Entschlossenheit, diehave a purpose in life — in seinem Leben einen Sinn sehen
4) (intention to act) Absicht, die* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) der Zweck2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) der Zweck3) (determination: a man of purpose.) die Entschlußkraft•- academic.ru/59172/purposeful">purposeful- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *pur·pose[ˈpɜ:pəs, AM ˈpɜ:r-]I. nto do sth for financial/humanitarian \purposes etw aus finanziellen/humanitären Gründen tunthe \purpose of this organization is to help homeless people Zweck dieser Organisation ist es, Obdachlosen zu helfento give sb a \purpose in life [or their lives] jds Leben einen Sinn gebento have a \purpose in life ein Lebensziel habento all intents and \purposes in jeder HinsichtI came to Brighton for the express \purpose of seeing you ich bin einzig und allein nach Brighton gekommen, um Sie zu sehento the \purpose zweckdienlichlack of \purpose mangelnde Entschlossenheit, Unentschlossenheit fsingleness of \purpose Zielstrebigkeit fstrength of \purpose Entschlusskraft fyou need more \purpose in your life, young woman! Sie müssen Ihr Leben mehr in die Hand nehmen, junge Frau!for [all] practical \purposes im Endeffekt, praktisch [genommen]to be to little \purpose von geringem Nutzen [o nicht sehr erfolgreich] seinto be to no \purpose nutzlos [o erfolglos] seinall her efforts turned out to be to no \purpose alle ihre Bemühungen waren letztlich erfolglosit's to no \purpose to vacuum es bringt sowieso nichts staubzusaugen▪ to \purpose to do sth (intend) vorhaben [o beabsichtigen], etw zu tun; (resolve) beschließen [o geh den Entschluss fassen], etw zu tun* * *['pɜːpəs]1. non purpose — mit Absicht, absichtlich
what was your purpose in doing this? —
he did it for or with the purpose of improving his image — er tat es in der Absicht or mit dem Ziel, sein Image zu verbessern
to answer or serve sb's purpose(s) — jds Zweck( en) entsprechen or dienen
his activities seem to lack purpose — seine Aktivitäten scheinen nicht zweckgerichtet zu sein
to some/good/little purpose — mit einigem/gutem/wenig Erfolg
2) no pl (= resolution, determination) Entschlossenheit fstrength of purpose — Entschlusskraft f, Entschlossenheit
sense of purpose (of nation) — Ziel nt, Zielvorstellungen pl
2. vt (liter)beabsichtigen* * *sth etwas;B s1. Zweck m:for this purpose zu diesem Zweck;for what purpose? zu welchem Zweck?, wozu?2. (angestrebtes) Ziel:give some purpose to one’s life seinem Leben ein Ziel geben3. Absicht f, Vorhaben n:honesty of purpose Ehrlichkeit f der Absicht(en);novel with a purpose, purpose novel Tendenzroman mweak of purpose ohne Entschlusskraft5. (wesentliche) Sachea) zwecks, um zu,b) im Sinne des Gesetzes etc;on purpose absichtlich, mit Absicht;a) zur Sache (gehörig), sachlich,b) zweckdienlich;be to little purpose wenig Zweck haben;to no purpose vergeblich, umsonst;* * *nounwhat is the purpose of doing that? — was hat es für einen Zweck, das zu tun?
answer or suit somebody's purpose — jemandes Zwecken dienen od. entsprechen
on purpose — mit Absicht; absichtlich
for purposes of — zum Zwecke (+ Gen.)
2) (effect)to some/good purpose — mit einigem/gutem Erfolg
3) (determination) Entschlossenheit, die4) (intention to act) Absicht, die* * *n.Absicht -en f.Vorsatz -¨e m.Zweck -e m.
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