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1 purpose
purpose ['pɜ:pəs]1 noun(a) (objective, reason) but m, objet m;∎ what's the purpose of your visit? quel est le but ou l'objet de votre visite?;∎ for or with the purpose of doing sth dans l'intention ou le but de faire qch;∎ he buys real estate for tax purposes il investit dans l'immobilier pour des raisons fiscales;∎ it suits my purposes to stay here j'ai de bonnes raisons de rester ici;∎ to do sth with a purpose in mind or for a purpose faire qch dans un but précis;∎ for this purpose dans ce but, à cet effet;∎ but that's the whole purpose of the exercise! mais tout l'intérêt de l'exercice est là!;∎ to have a sense of purpose être motivé;∎ to give sb a sense of purpose motiver qn;∎ his life lacked any real sense of purpose sa vie était dépourvue de but précis;∎ to have a purpose in life avoir un but dans la vie;∎ her remarks were to the purpose/not to the purpose ses remarques étaient pertinentes/hors de propos∎ what is the purpose of this room/object? à quoi sert cette pièce/cet objet?;∎ the hangar wasn't built for that purpose le hangar n'était pas destiné à cet usage;∎ for all purposes à toutes fins, à tous usages;∎ intended for practical purposes destiné à des usages pratiques;∎ for our purposes pour ce que nous voulons faire;∎ for the purposes of this demonstration pour les besoins de cette démonstration;∎ for the purpose of this article… (in lease, contract etc) au sens du présent article…;∎ £5,000 will be enough for present purposes 5000 livres suffiront à couvrir nos besoins actuels;∎ the funds are to be used for humanitarian purposes les fonds seront utilisés à des fins humanitaires;∎ intended purpose (of building, amount of money) destination f, affectation f;∎ they were never used for their intended purpose ils n'ont jamais servi à l'usage auquel on les destinait;∎ does it serve any useful purpose? est-ce que ça sert à quelque chose?;∎ to serve no purpose ne servir à rien;∎ this will suit or serve your purpose cela fera votre affaire;∎ once she had served her purpose they abandoned her une fois qu'elle eut tenu son rôle, ils l'abandonnèrent;∎ the money will be put or used to good purpose l'argent sera bien employé;∎ he will use his knowledge to good purpose there il pourra y mettre à profit ses connaissances;∎ we are arguing to no purpose nous discutons inutilement;∎ my efforts had been to no purpose mes efforts étaient restés vains;∎ the negotiations have been to little purpose les négociations n'ont pas abouti à grand-chose(c) (determination) résolution f, détermination f;∎ she has great strength of purpose elle a une volonté de fer, c'est quelqu'un de très déterminé∎ literary to purpose to do sth or doing sth se proposer de faire qchexprès;∎ I did it on purpose je l'ai fait exprès;∎ I avoided the subject on purpose j'ai fait exprès d'éviter ou j'ai délibérément évité la question -
2 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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'pə:pəs1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito,fin; razón2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) función, uso, utilidad3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinación•- purposefully
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- purpose-built
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- serve a purpose
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purpose n propósito / motivo / intenciónwhat is the purpose of your visit? ¿cuál es el motivo de su visita?on purpose a propósito / adredeI didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident no lo hice a propósito, fue un accidentetr['pɜːpəs]1 (aim, intention) propósito, intención nombre femenino, fin nombre masculino; (reason) razón nombre femenino, motivo■ what is the purpose of your visit? ¿cuál es el motivo de su visita?■ she went with the express purpose of causing a scene fue con el propósito expreso de montar una escena2 (use) uso, utilidad nombre femenino3 (determination) resolución nombre femenino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto no purpose inútilmente, en vanoto have a purpose in life tener una meta en la vidato have a sense of purpose tener una razón de serto serve a purpose servir de algo, servir para algoto serve no purpose no servir para nada, ser inútilon purpose a propósito, adrede, a postapurpose ['pərpəs] n1) intention: propósito m, intención fon purpose: a propósito, adrede2) function: función f3) resolution: resolución f, determinación fn.• centro s.m.• designio s.m.• efecto s.m.• empresa s.f.• fin s.m.• finalidad s.f.• intención s.f.• mira s.f.• objeto s.m.• propósito s.m.• proyecto s.m.• solución s.f.v.• proponer v.• proyectar v.'pɜːrpəs, 'pɜːpəs1) ca) (intention, reason) propósito m, intención fwhat was your purpose in doing it? — ¿qué pretendías or qué te proponías con eso?
I left the door open for a purpose — por algo or por alguna razón dejé la puerta abierta
for one's own purposes — por su (or mi etc) propio interés
the machine is good enough for our purposes — la máquina sirve para lo que nos proponemos hacer con ella
on purpose — a propósito, adrede, ex profeso, aposta (Esp fam)
b) ( use)to serve a (useful) purpose — servir* de algo
2) u ( resolution) determinación f['pɜːpǝs]to have a/no sense of purpose — tener*/no tener* una meta or un norte en la vida
1. N1) (=intention) propósito m, objetivo mshe has a purpose in life — tiene un objetivo or una meta or un norte en la vida
what was your purpose in going? — ¿con qué intención fuiste?
purpose of visit — (on official form) motivo del viaje
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I put that there for a purpose — he puesto eso ahí a propósito or por una razón•
on purpose — a propósito, adredeintent 2.•
with the purpose of — con el fin de2) (=use) uso m, utilidad fwhat is the purpose of this tool? — ¿qué uso or utilidad tiene esta herramienta?
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to good purpose — provechosamente•
it was all to no purpose — todo fue inútil or en vano•
you can adapt it to your own purposes — lo puede adaptar a sus necesidadesserve 1., 2)•
it serves no useful purpose — no tiene uso práctico, no tiene utilidad práctica3) (=determination) resolución f, determinación f•
to have a sense of purpose — tener un rumbo en la vidainfirm•
she has great strength of purpose — tiene muchísima resolución or determinación, es muy resuelta2.VT†to purpose doing sth/to do sth — proponerse or planear hacer algo
* * *['pɜːrpəs, 'pɜːpəs]1) ca) (intention, reason) propósito m, intención fwhat was your purpose in doing it? — ¿qué pretendías or qué te proponías con eso?
I left the door open for a purpose — por algo or por alguna razón dejé la puerta abierta
for one's own purposes — por su (or mi etc) propio interés
the machine is good enough for our purposes — la máquina sirve para lo que nos proponemos hacer con ella
on purpose — a propósito, adrede, ex profeso, aposta (Esp fam)
b) ( use)to serve a (useful) purpose — servir* de algo
2) u ( resolution) determinación fto have a/no sense of purpose — tener*/no tener* una meta or un norte en la vida
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4 purpose
pur·pose [ʼpɜ:pəs, Am ʼpɜ:r-] 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 helfen;to have a \purpose in life ein Lebensziel haben;to all intents and \purposes in jeder Hinsicht;I came to Brighton for the express \purpose of seeing you ich bin einzig und allein nach Brighton gekommen, um Sie zu sehen;to the \purpose zweckdienlichlack of \purpose mangelnde Entschlossenheit, Unentschlossenheit f;singleness of \purpose Zielstrebigkeit f;strength of \purpose Entschlusskraft f;you 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] sein;to be to no \purpose nutzlos [o erfolglos] sein;all her efforts turned out to be to no \purpose alle ihre Bemühungen waren letztlich erfolglos; -
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هَدَف \ aim: purpose; intention: His only aim in life is to get rich. cause: aim, purpose: We fought in the cause of freedom. We want the money for a good cause - schools for blind children. end: a purpose; an aim: If we try hard, we shall gain our ends. goal: sth. that one aims to do or to reach after much effort: The climbers reached their goal, the act of sending a ball between the goal posts We won the match by 6 goals to 2. John kicked 3 of our 6 goals. mark: sth. at which one aims: The arrow missed its mark. objective: sth. that one aims to do or to reach: The navy’s objective was to sink as many enemy warships as possible. purpose: aim, intention: What is the purpose of your visit? This instrument can be used for various purposes. target: an object at which one aims (when shooting); an amount at which one aims (when collecting money, when producing goods etc.). \ See Also قصد (قَصْد)، غرض (غَرَض)، غاية (غاية) -
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غَرَضٌ \ aim: purpose; intention: His only aim in life is to get rich. end: a purpose; an aim: If we try hard, we shall gain our ends. goal: sth. that one aims to do or to reach after much effort: The climbers reached their goal. object: a purpose: His object is to be become a doctor. purpose: aim; intention: What is the purpose of your visit? This instrument can be used for various purposes. \ See Also هدف (هَدَفٌ) -
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أَعْطَى (الدَّواء) \ administer: to control, (esp. business or money affairs). give: give (medicine, punishment, a warning, etc.). give: hand (sth.) to sb. for any purpose: She gave me a tin to open for her, to cause sb. to have (sth.); provide: What gave you that idea? Who gave you that cut on your face? Sheep give us wool, (with a noun that can also be a verb) to make: He gave me his promise (or He promised). grant: to allow (esp. officially); give (sth. asked for or needed): I was granted permission to leave the class. hand sth. over: to pass sth. to sb. else’s control: He handed over the farm to his son. -
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نَوَى \ be bent on doing sth.: to be determined to do sth: He’s bent on visiting Paris.. be going to: (expressing a future action) to intend to; be about to: I’m going to buy a new car. intend: to plan; have as one’s purpose: What do you to intend to do with the money? I intend to buy a new car. mean: to intend: I didn’t mean to hurt you. propose: intend: I propose to travel by air. think about, think of: to consider (possible action): We are thinking about (or of) buying a new car. -
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С ЦЕЛЬЮ PrepP Invar1. - чего.Also: В ЦЕЛЯХ Prep the resulting PrepP is advhaving sth. as one's goalwith the purpose (the aim, the object, the motive) offor AdjP (NP) purposes....Он с негодованием отверг даже предположение о том, что брат мог убить с целью грабежа... (Достоевский 2)....He indignantly rejected even the suggestion that his brother could have killed with the purpose of robbery... (2a).Версия у него была такая: Сандро убил бухгалтера с целью грабежа... (Искандер 3). This was his version of the story: Sandro had killed the bookkeeper with the motive of robbery... (3a).Гитлеровцы широко использовали его имя в целях своей пропаганды (Рыбаков 1). The Nazis did use his name widely for propaganda purposes (1a).2. (used with infinthe resulting PrepP is advas a means to (achieving sth.)with the aim (the purpose, the intention, the object, the motive) of (doing sth.)for the purpose of (doing sth.) (in order) to with a view to (doing sth.).Колония была заключена в сравнительно изолированное помещение с целью наблюдать законы крысиной жизни в чистом виде (Зиновьев 1). The colony was housed in a fairly isolated environment with the aim of observing the laws of rodent life in their pure form (1a).«...Вы напросились ко мне в гости именно с целью подсмотреть и подслушать всё, что можно» (Булгаков 9). "...You invited yourself to see me with the intention of spying and eavesdropping as much as you could" (9b).Видно было, что этот план давно был составлен Армфельдом и что он теперь изложил его не столько с целью отвечать на предлагаемые вопросы, на которые план этот не отвечал, сколько с целью воспользоваться случаем высказать его (Толстой 6). It was obvious that this plan had been formulated by Armfeldt long ago, and put forward now not so much with the object of meeting the present problem, to which it offered no solution, as to avail himself of the opportunity of airing it (6a). -
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• С ЦЕЛЬЮ[PrepP; Invar]=====⇒ having (sth.) as one's goal:- with the purpose <the aim, the object, the motive> of;♦...Он С негодованием отверг даже предположение о том, что брат мог убить с целью грабежа... (Достоевский 2)....He indignantly rejected even the suggestion that his brother could have killed with the purpose of robbery... (2a).♦ Версия у него была такая: Сандро убил бухгалтера с целью грабежа... (Искандер 3). This was his version of the story: Sandro had killed the bookkeeper with the motive of robbery... (3a).♦...Гитлеровцы широко использовали его имя в целях своей пропаганды (Рыбаков 1). The Nazis did use his name widely for propaganda purposes (1a).2. [used with infin; the resulting PrepP is adv]⇒ as a means to (achieving sth.):- with the aim <the purpose, the intention, the object, the motive> of (doing sth.);- for the purpose of (doing sth.);- with a view to (doing sth.).♦ Колония была заключена в сравнительно изолированное помещение с целью наблюдать законы крысиной жизни в чистом виде (Зиновьев 1). The colony was housed in a fairly isolated environment with the aim of observing the laws of rodent life in their pure form (1a).♦ "...Вы напросились ко мне в гости именно с целью подсмотреть и подслушать всё, что можно" (Булгаков 9). "...You invited yourself to see me with the intention of spying and eavesdropping as much as you could" (9b).♦ Видно было, что этот план давно был составлен Армфельдом и что он теперь изложил его не столько с целью отвечать на предлагаемые вопросы, на которые план этот не отвечал, сколько с целью воспользоваться случаем высказать его (Толстой 6). It was obvious that this plan had been formulated by Armfeldt long ago, and put forward now not so much with the object of meeting the present problem, to which it offered no solution, as to avail himself of the opportunity of airing it (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > в целях
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• С ЦЕЛЬЮ[PrepP; Invar]=====⇒ having (sth.) as one's goal:- with the purpose <the aim, the object, the motive> of;♦...Он С негодованием отверг даже предположение о том, что брат мог убить с целью грабежа... (Достоевский 2)....He indignantly rejected even the suggestion that his brother could have killed with the purpose of robbery... (2a).♦ Версия у него была такая: Сандро убил бухгалтера с целью грабежа... (Искандер 3). This was his version of the story: Sandro had killed the bookkeeper with the motive of robbery... (3a).♦...Гитлеровцы широко использовали его имя в целях своей пропаганды (Рыбаков 1). The Nazis did use his name widely for propaganda purposes (1a).2. [used with infin; the resulting PrepP is adv]⇒ as a means to (achieving sth.):- with the aim <the purpose, the intention, the object, the motive> of (doing sth.);- for the purpose of (doing sth.);- with a view to (doing sth.).♦ Колония была заключена в сравнительно изолированное помещение с целью наблюдать законы крысиной жизни в чистом виде (Зиновьев 1). The colony was housed in a fairly isolated environment with the aim of observing the laws of rodent life in their pure form (1a).♦ "...Вы напросились ко мне в гости именно с целью подсмотреть и подслушать всё, что можно" (Булгаков 9). "...You invited yourself to see me with the intention of spying and eavesdropping as much as you could" (9b).♦ Видно было, что этот план давно был составлен Армфельдом и что он теперь изложил его не столько с целью отвечать на предлагаемые вопросы, на которые план этот не отвечал, сколько с целью воспользоваться случаем высказать его (Толстой 6). It was obvious that this plan had been formulated by Armfeldt long ago, and put forward now not so much with the object of meeting the present problem, to which it offered no solution, as to avail himself of the opportunity of airing it (6a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > с целью
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12 حذف
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) \ حَذَفَ بِالشَّطْبِ \ cross off: to take sth. off a list, by marking it: My name has been crossed off. -
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حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
14 cut out
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
15 delete
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
16 elide
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
17 eliminate
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
18 leave out
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
19 miss out
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ) -
20 omit
حَذَفَ \ cancel: to cross out sth. written. cut out: to leave out: You can cut out the last sentence. delete: to strike out or remove (sth. written): Why has your name been deleted from the list of students?. elide: to leave out a letter or sound: In the word ‘haven’t’, the letter ‘o’ has been elided. eliminate: remove or take out: He eliminated a few phrases from the speech he had written. leave out: not to put in; not to include: He left out one letter and wrote ‘heat’ instead of ‘heart’. miss out: not include; to leave out (by mistake or on purpose): My name was missed out from the list. omit: leave out (by mistake or on purpose); fail to include: Her name was omitted from the list. skip: to miss sth. on purpose; not read (sth. dull, etc.): We’ll skip the next few pages. strike: (with off or out) to put a line through a name or word, because it is no longer wanted: They struck his name off the list. Strike out any word that is wrong. \ See Also ألغى (أَلْغَى)، أهمل (أَهْمَلَ)، ترك (تَرَكَ)، شطب (شَطَبَ)
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