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1 these talks have certainly answered/fulfilled/served their purpose(s)
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n. doel; bedoeling--------v. zich voornemen, van plan zijnpurpose1[ pə:pəs]1 doel ⇒ bedoeling, reden, plan, voornemen2 zin ⇒ (beoogd) effect, resultaat, nut♦voorbeelden:1 does this serve your purpose? • beantwoordt dit aan je verwachtingen?accidentally on purpose • per ongeluk expreshe came for/with the purpose of seeing us, he came on purpose to see us • hij kwam met het doel om ons te bezoekenhe did it on purpose • hij deed het met opzet2 these talks have certainly answered/fulfilled/served their purpose(s) • deze besprekingen zijn zeker zinvol geweestall your help will be to no purpose • al je hulp zal tevergeefs zijnthese money cuts will come to little purpose • deze bezuinigingen zullen weinig effect hebben♦voorbeelden:————————purpose2♦voorbeelden:1 he purposes to spend his holidays with us • het ligt in zijn bedoeling zijn vakantie bij ons door te brengen
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