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1 good purpose
Общая лексика: благородная цель -
2 to good purpose
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3 to good purpose
He had thought much, and to good purpose, of his new book. — Он много думал о своей новой книге - и весьма плодотворно.
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4 to good purpose
Общая лексика: с большим успехом, с большой пользой -
5 to good purpose
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6 put to a good purpose
Общая лексика: реализовать ради благих целей -
7 turn to good purpose
n. fayda sağlamak, yararı dokunmak, iyi sonuçlanmak -
8 turn to good purpose
n. fayda sağlamak, yararı dokunmak, iyi sonuçlanmak -
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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 -
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purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs]1. noun( = aim) but m• what was the purpose of the meeting? quel était le but de cette réunion ?• my purpose in doing this is... la raison pour laquelle je fais ceci est...• with the purpose of... dans le but de...2. compounds* * *['pɜːpəs] 1.1) ( aim) but mfor our purposes, we can assume that... — dans l'optique qui nous intéresse, nous pouvons considérer que...
purpose unknown — usage m inconnu
to some ou good purpose — utilement
to the purpose — sout à propos
2) ( determination) (also strength of purpose) résolution f2.on purpose adverbial phrase exprès -
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A n1 ( aim) but m ; for the purpose of doing dans le but de faire ; what was his purpose in coming? dans quel but est-il venu? ; to have a purpose in life avoir un but dans la vie ; for cooking/business purposes pour la cuisine/les affaires ; for our purposes, we can assume that… dans l'optique qui nous intéresse, on peut considérer que… ; for the purposes of this book, I shall confine myself to the 18th century pour (les besoins de) ce livre, je me limiterai au XVIIIe siècle ; for all practical purposes en pratique ; purpose unknown usage m inconnu ; this knife will serve the purpose ce couteau fera l'affaire ; this bag is large enough for the purpose ce sac est assez grand ; put it in the bin provided for the purpose mets-le dans la poubelle prévue à cet effet ; to some ou good purpose utilement ; to no purpose inutilement ; to the purpose sout à propos ; not to the purpose sout hors de propos ;2 ( determination) ( also strength of purpose) résolution f ; to have a sense of purpose savoir ce que l'on veut, être déterminé ; lack of purpose indécision f.B on purpose adv phr ( deliberately) exprès ; I didn't do it on purpose je ne l'ai pas fait exprès ; she said it on purpose to frighten him elle l'a dit exprès pour l'effrayer. -
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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
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose
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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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:pəs}
I. 1. намерение, цел
with honesty of PURPOSE с честни намерения
novel with a PURPOSE социален роман
for/with the PURPOSE of с цел да (с ger), on PURPOSE нарочно
this will answer/serve our/the PURPOSE това ще ни послужи/свърши работа
for all PURPOSEs за всякакви случаи/цели
for future/public PURPOSEs за бъдещи/обществени нужди
(very much) to the PURPOSE (много) уместен/целесъобразен
to speak to the PURPOSE говоря уместно/по същество
he spoke to the same PURPOSE той говори в същия дух/смисъл
2. резултат, успех
to little PURPOSE почти безрезултатно
to no PURPOSE напразно
to some PURPOSE не без успех/полза
to work to good PURPOSE работя резултатно
3. воля
infirm of/wanting in PURPOSE безволев, нерешителен, безхарактерен
energy/steadfastness of PURPOSE упоритост, решителност
II. v възнамерявам, имам намерение (с ger или to с inf)* * *{'pъ:pъs} n 1. намерение, цел; with honesty of purpose с честни нам(2) {'pъ:pъs} v възнамерявам, имам намерение (с ger или to с* * *цел; предназначение; воля; възнамерявам; намерение;* * *1. (very much) to the purpose (много) уместен/целесъобразен 2. energy/steadfastness of purpose упоритост, решителност 3. for all purposes за всякакви случаи/цели 4. for future/public purposes за бъдещи/обществени нужди 5. for/with the purpose of с цел да (с ger), on purpose нарочно 6. he spoke to the same purpose той говори в същия дух/смисъл 7. i. намерение, цел 8. ii. v възнамерявам, имам намерение (с ger или to с inf) 9. infirm of/wanting in purpose безволев, нерешителен, безхарактерен 10. novel with a purpose социален роман 11. this will answer/serve our/the purpose това ще ни послужи/свърши работа 12. to little purpose почти безрезултатно 13. to no purpose напразно 14. to some purpose не без успех/полза 15. to speak to the purpose говоря уместно/по същество 16. to work to good purpose работя резултатно 17. with honesty of purpose с честни намерения 18. воля 19. резултат, успех* * *purpose[´pə:pəs] I. n 1. намерение, цел; with honesty of \purpose с честни намерения; a novel with a \purpose тенденциозен (социален) роман; for ( with) the \purpose of с цел да (с ger); on \purpose нарочно; this will answer ( serve) our ( the) \purpose това ще ни свърши работа; for all \purposes за всякакви случаи; for future ( public) \purposes за бъдещи (обществени) нужди; 2.: to the \purpose уместен, целесъобразен, подходящ; to all practical \purposes, to all intents and \purposes де факто, реално, практически; to talk at cross \purposes получава се недоразумение, тъй като разговарящите мислят или говорят за различни неща; to little \purpose почти безрезултатно; he spoke to the same \purpose той говори в същия дух, смисъл; to work to good \purpose работя резултатно, ползотворно; to no \purpose напразно; to some \purpose не без успех (полза); 3. воля; infirm of \purpose, wanting in \purpose безволев, нерешителен, безхарактерен; energy ( steadfastness) of \purpose упоритост, решителност; II. v възнамерявам, имам намерение; to \purpose doing ( to do) s.th. възнамерявам да направя нещо. -
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['pɜːpəs]1) (aim) scopo m., fine m., intenzione f., proposito m.for the purpose of doing — con il proposito o lo scopo di fare
for the purposes of this book,... — dati gli scopi di questo libro,...
for all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti, in pratica, praticamente
this will serve the purpose — questo andrà bene o farà al caso nostro
to some o good purpose non invano, con qualche risultato; to no purpose invano, con nessun risultato; to the purpose — form. a proposito, all'uopo
2) (determination) (anche strength of purpose) decisione f., fermezza f.to have a sense of purpose — essere determinato o deciso
3) on purpose (deliberately) apposta, di proposito* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) scopo2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) funzione3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinazione•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *['pɜːpəs]1) (aim) scopo m., fine m., intenzione f., proposito m.for the purpose of doing — con il proposito o lo scopo di fare
for the purposes of this book,... — dati gli scopi di questo libro,...
for all practical purposes — a tutti gli effetti, in pratica, praticamente
this will serve the purpose — questo andrà bene o farà al caso nostro
to some o good purpose non invano, con qualche risultato; to no purpose invano, con nessun risultato; to the purpose — form. a proposito, all'uopo
2) (determination) (anche strength of purpose) decisione f., fermezza f.to have a sense of purpose — essere determinato o deciso
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['pɜːpəs] 1. сущ.1) цель, намерение; замысел, стремлениеto accomplish / achieve / fulfill a purpose — достигнуть цели
We arranged the meeting for the purpose of preventing a strike. — Мы организовали собрание с намерением предотвратить забастовку.
Blue was chosen as the uniform color largely for practical purposes. It is much easier to get grease off of blue than white. — Синий был выбран для униформы в основном по практическим соображениям. Счистить солидол с синего гораздо проще, чем с белого.
Syn:2) польза, выгодаIt would only cause much loss of time to no purpose. — Это было бы только бесполезной тратой времени.
Syn:3) основная тема, предмет, суть ( обсуждения)to the purpose — по делу, по существу, кстати
from the purpose — не по делу, некстати, не по существу
He answered him very far from the purpose. — Он ответил ему очень уклончиво.
You can speak to the purpose when you choose. — Вы можете говорить по существу, когда захотите.
4) воля, целенаправленность, целеустремлённостьIt takes a singular sense of purpose to turn a lone Michigan pizza joint into a multibillion-dollar global brand. — Чтобы превратить одинокую мичиганскую пиццерию в мировой бренд с миллиардными оборотами, нужна огромная воля.
•- for all practical purposes
- for practical purposesGram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]Adverbial clause of purpose[/ref]2. гл.1) иметь целью; намереваться2) предлагать, вносить предложениеSyn: -
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nцель, намерение; (пред)назначениеto accomplish the purposes set forth (in) — выполнять цели, указанные (в)
to achieve / to gain / to fulfil one's purpose — достигать своей цели
to further / to promote a purpose — содействовать / способствовать достижению цели
- broad purposeto serve one's purpose — соответствовать своему назначению, отвечать требованиям; подходить, годиться
- central purpose
- civil purposes
- defensive purposes
- dual purpose
- economic purposes
- for business purposes
- for prestige purposes
- for protective purposes
- for the purpose of
- great purpose
- hostile purpose
- information purpose
- legitimate purpose
- military purpose
- nonhostile purpose
- of set purpose
- on purpose
- overall purpose
- peaceful purposes
- practical purposes
- principal purpose
- purpose of life
- realization of the purposes
- specific purpose
- to good purpose
- to little purpose
- to no purpose
- to some purpose
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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?) formål, hensikt, mening2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål, funksjon3) (determination: a man of purpose.) målbevissthet, besluttsomhet•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purposeformål--------funksjon--------hensiktIsubst. \/ˈpɜːpəs\/1) formål, hensikt2) mål, oppgave, grunnhun er her av forretningsmessige grunner \/ i forretningsøyemed3) besluttsomhet4) nytte, bruk, formålaside from the purpose eller wide of the purpose som ikke hører til sakenfor all practical purpose i praksisinfirm of purpose vankelmodig, viljesvaklack of purpose manglende besluttsomhetmade for the purpose of something spesiallaget for noeon purpose med hensikton the purpose to for å, med den hensikt åpurposes -bruk, -hensyn, -grunnera sense of purpose livsinnhold, mening med tilværelsenstrength of purpose viljestyrke, besluttsomhetsuit\/serve\/answer its purpose tjene sin hensikttenacity of purpose målbevissthetto little purpose eller to no purpose forgjevesto the purpose hensiktsmessigto what purpose? hva nytter det?use something to good purpose få noe ut av noe, ha glede av noewanting of purpose uten mål og mening, meningsløswith the purpose of i den hensikt åwork with a purpose arbeide målbevisstIIverb \/ˈpɜːpəs\/ha til hensikt, akte, planlegge• they purpose making\/to make a further attemptpurposed tilsiktet forsettligpurpose something planlegge noe -
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1. n цель, намерение; замыселon purpose — нарочно, с целью
to the purpose — кстати, к делу
of set purpose — с умыслом, предумышленно, преднамеренно
for practical purposes — для практических целей, с практической целью
that serves no purpose — это не годится; это не отвечает требованиям
2. n результат, успехto good purpose — с большим успехом; с большой пользой
to little purpose — почти безуспешно, безрезультатно
3. n целеустремлённость, целенаправленность4. n воля, решительностьwanting in purpose — слабовольный, нерешительный
debility of purpose — нерешительность, слабохарактерность
5. v иметь целью, намереваться; замышлятьsingle purpose — единственная цель; специализированный
Синонимический ряд:1. on purpose (adj.) consciously; deliberately; intentionally; on purpose2. aim (noun) aim; animus; aspiration; design; direction; duty; end; expectation; goal; intendment; intent; intention; mark; meaning; mission; object; objective; plan; point; prospect; rationale; reason; target; use; view3. confidence (noun) confidence; determination; resolve; tenacity4. job (noun) function; job; role5. mean (verb) aim; contemplate; design; intend; mean; plan; project; proposeАнтонимический ряд:accidentally; casualty; chance; fate; fortune; hazard; hesitation; hit; lot; miscalculate; risk; stake; venture -
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1 მიზანიto achieve / accomplish / fulfill / gain a purpose მიზნის მიღწევა●●on purpose განგებ, განზრახ2 შედეგიto no purpose ამაოდ, უშედეგოდ3 მიზანდასახულობაhe has great strength of purpose მიზანდასახული / მიზანსწრაფული კაცია4 გამბედაობა, გაბედულობა5 ვარგისობა (გარკვეული დანიშნულებისათვის)this stick will serve / answer the purpose ეს ჯოხი გამოდგებაit will not serve the purpose არ ივარგებს / არ გამოდგება6 განრახვა (განიზრახავს), განზრახვის ქონაon purpose განგებ, განზრახit will answer the purpose ამ მიზნისათვის ვარგისია / გამოდგება, თავის დანიშნულებას შეასრულებს
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for no good purpose — for no purpose/for no good purpose/ phrase for no reason/for no good reason It would upset them both to no purpose. Thesaurus: purposes and intentionssynonym Main entry: purpose … Useful english dictionary
purpose — [pʉr′pəs] vt., vi. purposed, purposing [ME purposen < OFr porposer, var. of proposer: see PROPOSE] to intend, resolve, or plan n. [ME < OFr porpos] 1. something one intends to get or do; intention; aim 2. resolution; determination … English World dictionary
purpose — UK US /ˈpɜːpəs/ noun ► [C] the reason for doing something or the reason that something exists: sb s purpose in doing sth »My purpose in calling this meeting was to remind everyone of some basic rules. with/for the purpose of (doing) sth »He… … Financial and business terms
purpose — n. 1) to accomplish, achieve, fulfill a purpose 2) to serve a purpose 3) to put smt, to a good purpose 4) for a purpose (it was done for a good purpose; we arranged the meeting for the purpose of preventing a strike) 5) (misc.) for all practical… … Combinatory dictionary
purpose — 1 noun 1 WHAT STH IS SUPPOSED TO DO (C) the thing that an event, process, or activity is supposed to achieve, or the job that something is supposed to do see reason 1 (+ of): The purpose of this meeting is to elect a new committee. | What is the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
purpose */*/*/ — UK [ˈpɜː(r)pəs] / US [ˈpɜrpəs] noun Word forms purpose : singular purpose plural purposes 1) [countable] the aim that someone wants to achieve, or that something is intended to achieve I use my boat mainly for leisure purposes. purpose of: The… … English dictionary
purpose — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intention, determination, resolution, resolve; end, aim, view. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Aim] Syn. intention, end, goal, mission, objective, object, idea, design, hope, resolve, meaning, view, scope,… … English dictionary for students
purpose — /perr peuhs/, n., v., purposed, purposing. n. 1. the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc. 2. an intended or desired result; end; aim; goal. 3. determination; resoluteness. 4. the subject in hand; the point at issue. 5.… … Universalium
purpose — pur•pose [[t]ˈpɜr pəs[/t]] n. v. posed, pos•ing 1) the reason for which something exists or is done, made, etc 2) an intended or desired result; aim; goal 3) determination; resoluteness 4) the subject in hand; point at issue 5) practical result… … From formal English to slang
purpose — /ˈpɜpəs / (say perpuhs) noun 1. the object for which anything exists or is done, made, used, etc. 2. an intended or desired result; end or aim. 3. intention or determination. 4. that which one puts before oneself as something to be done or… …
good cause — beneficial reason, good purpose, appropriate aim … English contemporary dictionary
