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  • 1 Purpose

    subs.
    P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ, ἀξίωμα, τό, βούλευμα, τό, ἔννοια, ἡ, ἐπίνοια, ἡ, Ar. and P. διάνοια, ἡ, V. φρόνησις, ἡ.
    Deliberate choice of action: P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.
    Make it one's purpose to: P. προαιρεῖσθαι (infin.).
    Keep to your present purpose: V. σῶζε τὸν παρόντα νοῦν (Æsch., P.V. 392).
    For this very purpose: P. and V. ἐπʼ αὐτὸ τοῦτο, P. εἰς αὐτὸ τοῦτο, αὐτοῦ τούτου ἕνεκα.
    A sickle made for the purpose: P. δρέπανον ἐπὶ τοῦτο εἰργασθέν (Plat., Rep. 353A).
    For what purpose? P. τοῦ ἕνεκα; P. and V. ἐπὶ τῷ; see Why.
    On purpose, deliberately: P. and V. ἐκ προνοίας (Eur., H.F. 598), P. ἐκ παρασκευῆς, Ar. and P. ἐπίτηδες, ἐξεπίτηδες; see also Intentionally.
    Voluntarily: P. and V. ἑκουσίως, V. ἐξ ἑκουσίας.
    Done on purpose, voluntary (of things): P. and V. ἑκούσιος.
    To good purpose: P. and V. εἰς καιρόν, V. πρὸς καιρόν.
    To no purpose: see in vain, under Vain.
    Without purpose, at random: P. and V. εἰκῆ.
    Vainly: P. and V. μάτην, V. ματαίως.
    Not without purpose: V. οὐκ ἀφροντίστως.
    ——————
    v. trans. or absol.
    With infin., P. and V. βουλεύειν, ἐννοεῖν, νοεῖν, Ar. and P. διανοεῖσθαι, ἐπινοεῖν.
    Be about to: P. and V. μέλλειν (infin.).

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  • 2 what ... for

    1) (why(?): What did he do that for?) γιατί; για ποιο λόγο;
    2) (for what purpose(?): What is this switch for?) τι εξυπηρετεί

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  • 3 purpose

    ['pə:pəs]
    1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) σκοπός
    2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) σκοπός
    3) (determination: a man of purpose.) αποφασιστικότητα
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    - purposefully
    - purposeless
    - purposely
    - purpose-built
    - on purpose
    - serve a purpose
    - to no purpose

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  • 4 for

    [fo:] 1. preposition
    1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) για
    2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) για,προς
    3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) για,επί
    4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) για
    5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) για,έναντι
    6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) για
    7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) για
    8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) εκ μέρους,για
    9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) υπέρ
    10) (because of: for this reason.) γι'αυτό,για
    11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) για
    12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) για,προς
    13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) για
    14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) για
    15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) παρά
    2. conjunction
    (because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) επειδή, καθώς

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  • 5 Why

    adv.
    Interrogative: P. and V. τί, τοῦ χάριν (Dem. 490). P. διὰ τί, τοῦ ἕνεκα (Dem. 1104), ἀντὶ τίνος (Plat., Lys. 208E), V. πρὸς τί, ἀντὶ τοῦ, εἰς τί, τί χρῆμα, τίνος ἕκατι, ἐκ τοῦ (Eur., El. 246), τίνος χάριν.
    For what purpose: P. and V. ἐπὶ τῷ (Soph., Aj. 797).
    Indirect: P. διότι; V. ἀνθʼ ὅτου, or see the direct forms.
    Why not: V. τί μή.
    Why so: Ar. τιή.

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  • 6 do

    [du:] 1. 3rd person singular present tense - does; verb
    1) (used with a more important verb in questions and negative statements: Do you smoke?) εκδήλωση
    2) (used with a more important verb for emphasis; ; [ðo sit down])
    3) (used to avoid repeating a verb which comes immediately before: I thought she wouldn't come, but she did.)
    4) (used with a more important verb after seldom, rarely and little: Little did he know what was in store for him.)
    5) (to carry out or perform: What shall I do?; That was a terrible thing to do.) κάνω
    6) (to manage to finish or complete: When you've done that, you can start on this; We did a hundred kilometres in an hour.) ολοκληρώνω
    7) (to perform an activity concerning something: to do the washing; to do the garden / the windows.) ασχολούμαι με
    8) (to be enough or suitable for a purpose: Will this piece of fish do two of us?; That'll do nicely; Do you want me to look for a blue one or will a pink one do?; Will next Saturday do for our next meeting?) είμαι κατάλληλος/ εξυπηρετώ/ κάνω/ αρκώ
    9) (to work at or study: She's doing sums; He's at university doing science.) ασχολούμαι με
    10) (to manage or prosper: How's your wife doing?; My son is doing well at school.) τα πηγαίνω
    11) (to put in order or arrange: She's doing her hair.) τακτοποιώ
    12) (to act or behave: Why don't you do as we do?) συμπεριφέρομαι
    13) (to give or show: The whole town gathered to do him honour.) αποδίδω
    14) (to cause: What damage did the storm do?; It won't do him any harm.) προξενώ
    15) (to see everything and visit everything in: They tried to do London in four days.) καλύπτω
    2. noun
    (an affair or a festivity, especially a party: The school is having a do for Christmas.)
    - doings
    - done
    - do-it-yourself
    - to-do
    - I
    - he could be doing with / could do with
    - do away with
    - do for
    - done for
    - done in
    - do out
    - do out of
    - do's and don'ts
    - do without
    - to do with
    - what are you doing with

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  • 7 use

    I [ju:z] verb
    1) (to employ (something) for a purpose: What did you use to open the can?; Use your common sense!) χρησιμοποιώ
    2) (to consume: We're using far too much electricity.) καταναλώνω
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    - used
    - user
    - user-friendly
    - user guide
    - be used to something
    - be used to
    - used to     II [ju:s]
    1) (the act of using or state of being used: The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.) χρήση, χρησιμοποίηση
    2) (the/a purpose for which something may be used: This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.) χρήση, χρησιμότητα
    3) ((often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage: Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.) αξία, όφελος, χρησιμότητα
    4) (the power of using: She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.) χρήση, ικανότητα χρήσης
    5) (permission, or the right, to use: They let us have the use of their car while they were away.) χρήση, δικαίωμα χρήσης
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    - usefulness
    - usefully
    - useless
    - be in use
    - out of use
    - come in useful
    - have no use for
    - it's no use
    - make good use of
    - make use of
    - put to good use
    - put to use

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  • 8 spare

    [speə] 1. verb
    1) (to manage without: No-one can be spared from this office.) κάνω χωρίς
    2) (to afford or set aside for a purpose: I can't spare the time for a holiday.) διαθέτω,δίνω
    3) (to treat with mercy; to avoid injuring etc: `Spare us!' they begged.) λυπούμαι, δείχνω οίκτο
    4) (to avoid causing grief, trouble etc to (a person): Break the news gently in order to spare her as much as possible.) αποφεύγω να πληγώσω
    5) (to avoid using, spending etc: He spared no expense in his desire to help us.) φείδομαι
    6) (to avoid troubling (a person with something); to save (a person trouble etc): I answered the letter myself in order to spare you the bother.) απαλάσσω,γλιτώνω
    2. adjective
    1) (extra; not actually being used: We haven't a spare (bed) room for guests in our house.) εφεδρικός,περίσσιος
    2) ((of time etc) free for leisure etc: What do you do in your spare time?) διαθέσιμος,ελεύθερος
    3. noun
    1) (a spare part (for a car etc): They sell spares at that garage.) ανταλλακτικό
    2) (an extra wheel etc, kept for emergencies.) ρεζέρβα
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    - sparingly
    - spare part
    - spare rib
    - and to spare
    - to spare

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  • 9 reserve

    [rə'zə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to ask for or order to be kept for the use of a particular person, often oneself: The restaurant is busy on Saturdays, so I'll phone up today and reserve a table.) κρατώ (θέση), κλείνω
    2) (to keep for the use of a particular person or group of people, or for a particular use: These seats are reserved for the committee members.) φυλάγω, προορίζω
    2. noun
    1) (something which is kept for later use or for use when needed: The farmer kept a reserve of food in case he was cut off by floods.)
    2) (a piece of land used for a special purpose eg for the protection of animals: a wild-life reserve; a nature reserve.)
    3) (the habit of not saying very much, not showing what one is feeling, thinking etc; shyness.)
    4) ((often in plural) soldiers, sailors etc who do not belong to the regular full-time army, navy etc but who are called into action when needed eg during a war.)
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    - reserved
    - have
    - keep in reserve

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  • 10 Object

    subs.
    Purpose: P. and V. γνώμη, ἡ. βούλευμα, τό.
    Aim: P. and V. ὅρος, ὁ, P. προαίρεσις, ἡ.
    With what object? Ar. and P. ἵνα τί;
    The object of the wall was this: P. ἦν τοῦ τείχους ἡ γνώμη αὕτη (Thuc. 8, 90).
    I will readily show you what is the object of our sting: Ar. ἥτις ἡμῶν ἐστιν ἡ ʼπίνοια τῆς ἐγκεντρίδος ῥᾳδίως ἐγὼ διδάξω (Vesp. 1073).
    With what object would you have sent for them? P. τί καὶ βουλόμενοι μετεπέμπεσθʼ ἂν αὐτούς; (Dem. 233).
    Have the same object: P. and V. ταὐτὰ βούλεσθαι.
    Obtain one's object: P. τὰ πράγματα ἀναιρεῖσθαι (Dem. 15).
    Philip was in fear lest his object should elude him: P. ἦν ὁ Φίλιππος ἐν φόβῳ... μὴ ἐκφύγοι τὰ πράγματα αὐτόν (Dem. 236).
    Aim, thing aimed at: P. σκοπός, ὁ (Plat., Philib. 60A).
    Object of the senses: P. αἰσθητόν, τό (Plat.).
    ——————
    v. intrans.
    Raise opposition: P. and V. ἀντιλέγειν, ἐναντιοῦσθαι, V. ἀντιοῦσθαι.
    Be annoyed: P. δυσχεραίνειν.
    Object to: P. and V. ἄχθεσθαι (dat.), Ar. and P. ἀγανακτεῖν (dat.), P. χαλεπῶς φέρειν (acc.); see Dislike.
    Find fault with: P. and V. μέμφεσθαι (acc. and dat.). P. καταμέμφεσθαι (acc.).

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  • 11 intend

    [in'tend] 1. verb
    1) (to mean or plan (to do something or that someone else should do something): Do you still intend to go?; Do you intend them to go?; Do you intend that they should go too?) προτίθεμαι,σκοπεύω
    2) (to mean (something) to be understood in a particular way: His remarks were intended to be a compliment.) εννοώ
    3) ((with for) to direct at: That letter/bullet was intended for me.) προορίζω
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    2. noun
    (purpose; what a person means to do: He broke into the house with intent to steal.)
    - intentional
    - intentionally
    - intently

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  • 12 aim

    [eim] 1. verb
    1) ((usually with at, for) to point or direct something at; to try to hit or reach etc: He picked up the rifle and aimed it at the target.) σημαδεύω
    2) ((with to, at) to plan, intend or to have as one's purpose: He aims at finishing tomorrow; We aim to please our customers.) σκοπεύω
    2. noun
    1) (the act of or skill at aiming: His aim is excellent.) στόχος
    2) (what a person intends to do: My aim is to become prime minister.) σκοπός
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    - aimlessly
    - aimlessness
    - take aim

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  • 13 be

    present tense am [ʌm], are [a:], is [ɪz]; past tense was [woz], were [w†:]; present participle 'being; past participle been [bi:n, (·meriцan) bɪn]; subjunctive were [w†:]; short forms I'm [aim] (I am), you're [ju†] (you are), he's [hi:z] (he is), she's [ʃi:z] (she is), it's [ɪ ] (it is), we're [wi†] (we are), they're [Ɵe†] (they are); negative short forms isn't (is not), aren't [a:nt] (are not), wasn't (was not), weren't [w†:nt] (were not)
    1) (used with a present participle to form the progressive or continuous tenses: I'm reading; I am being followed; What were you saying?.) είμαι
    2) (used with a present participle to form a type of future tense: I'm going to London.)
    3) (used with a past participle to form the passive voice: He was shot.) ήμουν
    4) (used with an infinitive to express several ideas, eg necessity (When am I to leave?), purpose (The letter is to tell us he's coming), a possible future happening (If he were to lose, I'd win) etc.) είναι να...πρόκειται
    5) (used in giving or asking for information about something or someone: I am Mr Smith; Is he alive?; She wants to be an actress; The money will be ours; They are being silly.) είμαι
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    - the be-all and end-all

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