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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.
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    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 For

    prep.
    On account of: P. and V. διά (acc.). ἕνεκα (gen.), χάριν (gen.) (Plat.), V. εἵνεκα (gen.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.).
    On the ground of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).
    Be pitied for: P. ἐλεεῖσθαι ἐπί (dat.).
    Be admired for: P. θαυμάζεσθαι ἐπί (dat.).
    Renowned for: P. εὐδόκιμος εἰς (acc.) (Plat., Ap. 29D).
    Have reputation for: P. εὐδοκιμεῖν ἐπί (dat.).
    On a charge of: P. and V. ἐπί (dat.).
    For the sake of: P. and V. ἕνεκα (gen.), διά acc.), πρό (gen.). ὑπέρ (gen.), χάριν gen.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. οὕνεκα (gen.), ἕκατι (gen.), V. εἵνεκα
    ( Fear) for: P. and V. περί (dat.), ἀμφί (dat.), ὑπέρ (gen.).
    ( Contend) for one's life: P. and V. περὶ ψυχῆς.
    In place of, or in exchange for: P. and V. ἀντί (gen.).
    In favour of: P. and V. ὑπέρ (gen.). πρός (gen.) (Plat., Prot. 336D); see Favour.
    Against: see Against.
    For the purpose of: P. and V. εἰς (acc.), ἐπί (dat.).
    He levied money for the navy: P. ἠγυρολόγησεν εἰς τὸ ναυτικόν (Thuc. 8. 3).
    He would have asked twenty drachmas for a cloak: Ar. δραχμὰς ἂν ἤτησʼ εἴκοσιν εἰς ἱμάτιον (Plut., 982).
    To fetch: P. and V. ἐπί (acc.).
    In search of: P. and V. κατά (acc.).
    Expressing duration of time, use the acc.
    Provisions for three days: P. σιτία τριῶν ἡμερῶν.
    Expressing space traversed, put the acc.
    For six or seven furlongs the Plataeans took the road for Thebes: P. ἐπὶ ἓξ ἢ ἕπτα σταδίους οἱ Πλαταιῆς τὴν ἐπὶ τῶν Θηβῶν ἐχώρησαν (Thuc. 3, 24).
    In limiting sense: P. and V. ὡς.
    Faithful for a herdsman: V. πιστὸς ὡς νομεὺς ἀνήρ (Soph., O.R. 1118).
    As for: P. and V. κατά (acc.), ἐπί (dat.).
    Had it not been for: P. εἰ μὴ διά (acc.) (Dem. 370).
    ——————
    conj.
    P. and V. γάρ, καὶ γάρ.
    Because: P. and V. ὅτι, P. διότι, V. οὕνεκα, ὁθούνεκα.
    Since: P. and V. ἐπεί, ὡς, ἐπειδή.

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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 purpose-built

    adjective (made or built for a particular need or purpose: People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses.) ειδικής κατασκευής

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  • 5 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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  • 6 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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  • 7 put down for

    (to write the name of (someone) on a list etc for a particular purpose: You have been put down for the one hundred metres' race.) δηλώνω,προτείνω

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  • 8 in order to

    (for the purpose of: I went home in order to change my clothes.) για να

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  • 9 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
    •
    - 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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  • 10 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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  • 11 serve

    [sə:v] 1. verb
    1) (to work for a person etc eg as a servant: He served his master for forty years.) υπηρετώ
    2) (to distribute food etc or supply goods: She served the soup to the guests; Which shop assistant served you (with these goods)?) σερβίρω/εξυπηρετώ
    3) (to be suitable for a purpose: This upturned bucket will serve as a seat.) χρησιμευώ/ικανοποιώ(ανάγκη)
    4) (to perform duties, eg as a member of the armed forces: He served (his country) as a soldier for twenty years; I served on the committee for five years.) υπηρετώ/θητεύω
    5) (to undergo (a prison sentence): He served (a sentence of) six years for armed robbery.) εκτίω(ποινή)
    6) (in tennis and similar games, to start the play by throwing up the ball etc and hitting it: He served the ball into the net; Is it your turn to serve?) κανω σερβίς
    2. noun
    (act of serving (a ball).)
    - serving
    - it serves you right
    - serve an apprenticeship
    - serve out
    - serve up

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  • 12 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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  • 13 suitable

    ['su:təbl]
    1) (right or appropriate for a purpose or occasion: I haven't any suitable shoes for the wedding; Those shoes are not suitable for walking in the country; Many people applied for the job but not one of them was suitable.) κατάλληλος
    2) (convenient: We must find a suitable day for our meeting.) βολικός
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    - suitableness
    - suitably

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  • 14 apply

    1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) βάζω, αλείφω
    2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) χρησιμοποιώ
    3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) κάνω αίτηση
    4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) αφορώ
    5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) ισχύω
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    - applicable
    - applicability
    - applicant
    - application
    - apply oneself/one's mind

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  • 15 disqualify

    1) (to put out of a competition etc for breaking rules: She was disqualified for being too young.) αποκλείω
    2) (to make unfit for some purpose: His colour-blindness disqualified him for the Air Force.) κάνω ακατάλληλο,αποκλείω
    •

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  • 16 device

    1) (something made for a purpose, eg a tool or instrument: a device for opening cans.) συσκευή
    2) (a plan or system of doing something, sometimes involving trickery: This is a device for avoiding income tax.) τέχνασμα

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  • 17 put up

    1) (to raise (a hand etc).) υψώνω,σηκώνω
    2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) χτίζω
    3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) αναρτώ,κολλώ στον τοίχο
    4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) αυξάνω
    5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) προβάλλω (σθεναρή αντίσταση)
    6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) προσφέρω
    7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) φιλοξενώ,παρέχω κατάλυμα σε

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  • 18 rally

    ['ræli] 1. verb
    1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) συγκεντρώνω/-ομαι / ανασυντάσσω/-ομαι
    2) (to come or bring together for a joint action or effort: The supporters rallied to save the club from collapse; The politician asked his supporters to rally to the cause.) επιστρατεύω, συσπειρώνω/-ομαι
    3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) συνέρχομαι, αναλαμβάνω
    2. noun
    1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) συγκέντρωση, συλλαλητήριο
    2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) ράλλυ
    3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) ανάρρωση, ανάκτηση (δυνάμεων)
    4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) εναλλαγή κτυπημάτων
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  • 19 campaign

    [kæm'pein] 1. noun
    1) (the operations of an army while fighting in one area or for one purpose: the Burma campaign in the Second World War.) εκστρατεία
    2) (a series of organized actions in support of a cause: a campaign against smoking.) εκστρατεία
    2. verb
    (to take part in a campaign: He has campaigned against smoking for years.) εκστρατεύω

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  • 20 generous

    ['‹enərəs]
    1) (willing to give a lot of money, time etc for some purpose: a generous giver; It is very generous of you to pay for our holiday.) γενναιόδωρος
    2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) μεγάλος, σεβαστός
    3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) μεγαλόψυχος
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    - generosity

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