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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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'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 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
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- 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
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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]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) formål2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål3) (determination: a man of purpose.) beslutsomhed•- purposefully
- purposeless
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- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no 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?) formål2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) formål3) (determination: a man of purpose.) beslutsomhed•- purposefully
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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
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- 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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['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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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) propósito2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) finalidade3) (determination: a man of purpose.) determinação•- purposefully
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- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *pur.pose[p'ə:pəs] n 1 propósito: a) desígnio, intento, intenção. b) sentido, objetivo, finalidade. it answered his purpose, it served his purpose / correspondia aos seus propósitos. c) proveito. it serves a purpose / é útil e pode ajudar a conseguir um resultado. 2 resolução, determinação. • vt tencionar, pretender, propor-se. for this purpose com esta finalidade. for what purpose? com que finalidade? it suited his purpose veio-lhe a calhar. of set purpose deliberadamente. on purpose de propósito. to good purpose utilmente, com bom efeito. to no purpose inutilmente, em vão, tendencioso. to serve its purpose servir seus propósitos. to talk at cross purposes não se entender, falar de coisas diferentes. to the purpose no ponto, relevante para o assunto em questão, pertinente. -
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) namen2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) namen3) (determination: a man of purpose.) odločnost•- purposefully
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- serve a purpose
- to no purpose* * *I [pɜ:pəs]nounnamen, cilj, nakana; učinek; vsebina, smiselfor what purpose? — čemu?to the purpose — stvarno, o pravem časuof set purpose — (zlasti juridically) premišljeno, namernoto turn s.th. to good purpose — dobro kaj uporabiti ali izkoristitiII [pɜ:pəs]transitive verbnameravati, določiti, nameniti, odločiti -
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['pəːpəs]ncel m* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) cel2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) zadanie, funkcja3) (determination: a man of purpose.) stanowczość•- purposefully
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cél to purpose: szándékol* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) cél2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) cél, funkció3) (determination: a man of purpose.) szándék, eltökéltség•- purposefully
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) tilgangur2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) hlutverk3) (determination: a man of purpose.) stefnufesta, ákveðni•- purposefully
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n. amaç, maksat, niyet, gaye, kasıt, azim, mesaj (hikâye), verilmek istenen mesaj————————v. niyet etmek, tasarlamak, kastetmek, amaçlamak* * *amaç* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) amaç, gaye2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) yarar, fayda3) (determination: a man of purpose.) azim, karar•- purposefully
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• aie• aikoa• aikomus• päätös• päämäärä• pyrkimys• ratkaista• tendenssi-• tehtävä• tendenssi• tavoite• mieli• maali• suunnitelma• tarkoittaa• tarkoitus• tarkoitusperä* * *'pə:pəs1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) tarkoitus2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) tehtävä3) (determination: a man of purpose.) määrätietoisuus•- purposefully
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) mērķis; nolūks2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) pielietojums; nolūks3) (determination: a man of purpose.) mērķtiecība•- purposefully
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) tikslas2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) paskirtis3) (determination: a man of purpose.) ryžtas•- purposefully
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n. ändamål; avsikt; mål--------v. ämna, ha för avsikt* * *['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) syfte, avsikt2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) funktion3) (determination: a man of purpose.) beslutsamhet, målmedvetenhet•- purposefully
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) účel, smysl2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) funkce3) (determination: a man of purpose.) rozhodnost•- purposefully
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) účel, zmysel2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) funkcia3) (determination: a man of purpose.) rozhodnosť•- purposefully
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) scop, obiectiv2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) utilitate3) (determination: a man of purpose.) voinţă; hotărâre•- purposefully
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['pə:pəs]1) (the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed: What is the purpose of your visit?) σκοπός2) (the use or function of an object: The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency.) σκοπός3) (determination: a man of purpose.) αποφασιστικότητα•- purposefully
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См. также в других словарях:
purpose — pur|pose W3S1 [ˈpə:pəs US ˈpə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 purposes 3 4 on purpose 5¦(feeling)¦ 6 for all practical purposes 7 serve its purpose 8 defeat the purpose 9 to no purpose 10 to the purpose … Dictionary of contemporary English
purpose — noun 1 aim/function ADJECTIVE ▪ limited ▪ chief, main, primary, prime, principal ▪ true ▪ … Collocations 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 — /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… …
purpose — [13] Purpose, propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose, position, etc).… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
purpose — [13] Purpose, propose [14], and propound [16] are ultimately the same word. All go back to Latin prōpōnere ‘put forward, declare’, a compound verb formed from the prefix prō ‘forward’ and pōnere ‘place’ (source of English pose, position, etc).… … Word origins
etc. — et cetera (or etc.) /et setara/ And others; and other things; and others of like character; and others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; and so forth. In its abbreviated form (etc.) this phrase is frequently affixed to one of a series of … Black's law dictionary
etc. — et cetera (or etc.) /et setara/ And others; and other things; and others of like character; and others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; and so forth. In its abbreviated form (etc.) this phrase is frequently affixed to one of a series of … Black's law dictionary
purpose — That which one sets before him to accomplish or attain; an end, intention, or aim, object, plan, project. Term is synonymous with ends sought, an object to be attained, an intention, etc. Andresen v. Board of Sup rs of Santa Cruz County, 235… … Black's law dictionary