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1 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?) 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
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- 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 -
2 serve a purpose
(to be useful in some way.) služiti (čemu) -
3 apply
1) ((with to) to put (something) on or against something else: to apply ointment to a cut.) nanesti2) ((with to) to use (something) for some purpose: He applied his wits to planning their escape.) uporabiti3) ((with for) to ask for (something) formally: You could apply (to the manager) for a job.) zaprositi za4) ((with to) to concern: This rule does not apply to him.) zadevati5) (to be in force: The rule doesn't apply at weekends.) veljati•- applicable
- applicability
- applicant
- application
- apply oneself/one's mind* * *[əplái]1.transitive verb(to) položiti, priložiti; prilepiti; uporabiti; usmeriti;2.intransitive verbposvetiti se, sklicevati se (to) obrniti se (na koga); ( for) pogajati se, zaprositi za kaj; (to) prilagoditi se; tikati se; veljatito apply o.s. to — prizadevati si; lotiti seapply to Mr. X — javite se pri g. ɔ -
4 disqualify
1) (to put out of a competition etc for breaking rules: She was disqualified for being too young.) diskvalificirati2) (to make unfit for some purpose: His colour-blindness disqualified him for the Air Force.) onesposobiti•* * *[diskwɔlifai]transitive verb( for) onesposobiti, razglasiti za nesposobnega; American razkrinkati; sport izključiti, diskvalificirati -
5 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.) radodaren2) (large; larger than necessary: a generous sum of money; a generous piece of cake.) obilen3) (kind, willing to forgive: Try to be generous and forgive; a person's generous nature/remarks.) velikodušen•- generosity* * *[džénərəs]adjective ( generously adverb)plemenit, radodaren, velikodušen; žlahten; obilen -
6 harness
1. noun(the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled.) konjska zaprega2. verb1) (to put the harness on (a horse).) vpreči (konja)2) (to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery: Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power.) izkoristiti naravno silo* * *I [há:nis]nounkonjska zaprega; listno brdo pri statvah; nosilno ogrodje pri nahrbtniku; jermenje pri padalu; history oklepdouble harness — dvovprega, humorously zakonski jaremfiguratively in harness — vprežen v deloto work ( —ali run, mark) in double harness — delati s partnerjem, imeti partnerja pri delu; figuratively poročiti se, biti poročenII [há:nis]transitive verbvpreči, okomatati; izkoristiti naravno silo (reke, slapa itd.) -
7 hear
[hiə]past tense, past participle - heard; verb1) (to (be able to) receive (sounds) by ear: I don't hear very well; Speak louder - I can't hear you; I didn't hear you come in.) slišati2) (to listen to for some purpose: A judge hears court cases; Part of a manager's job is to hear workers' complaints.) poslušati3) (to receive information, news etc, not only by ear: I've heard that story before; I hear that you're leaving; `Have you heard from your sister?' `Yes, I got a letter from her today'; I've never heard of him - who is he? This is the first I've heard of the plan.) slišati•- hearing- hearing-aid
- hearsay
- hear! hear!
- I
- he will
- would not hear of* * *[híə]1.transitive verbslišati, poslušati; juridically zaslišati, razpravljati, pretresati; uslišati; zvedeti ( from od, of o);2.intransitive verbhear, hear! — da slišimo!ironically glej!, glej!; juridically to hear evidence — zaslišati pričeI've heard tell of — pripovedovali so mi, povedali so mito make o.s. heard — obrniti pozornost naseto hear s.o. out — do konca koga poslušati, pustiti koga govoriti do konca -
8 rally
['ræli] 1. verb1) (to come or bring together again: The general tried to rally his troops after the defeat; The troops rallied round the general.) ponovno (se) zbrati2) (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.) zbrati (se)3) (to (cause to) recover health or strength: She rallied from her illness.) okrevati2. noun1) (a usually large gathering of people for some purpose: a Scouts' rally.) srečanje2) (a meeting (usually of cars or motorcycles) for a competition, race etc.) rally3) (an improvement in health after an illness.) okrevanje4) ((in tennis etc) a (usually long) series of shots before the point is won or lost.) izmenjavanje udarcev•* * *I [raeli]nounmilitary zbiranje, zbor, znak za zbor; sestanek, shod; srečanje, zasedanje; množičen sestanek; figuratively zbiranje novih moči, okrevanje; (tenis) ostra borba igralcev za točko, hitro menjavanje žog; (boksanje) izmenjavanje udarcev; vrvež (na odru)II [raeli]transitive verb & intransitive verbznova zbrati (razkropljene čete), zbrati (se) okoli; zbrati nove moči, nov pogum; priti zopet k sebi, zavedeti se, osvestiti se; popraviti se, okrevati, oživeti; pridružiti (se); oživiti, prebuditi, predramiti, zdramitito rally round (to) s.o.'s opinion — pridružiti se mnenju neke osebeIII [raeli]transitive verbdrážiti, zbadati, nagajati (za šalo); imeti za norca, zafrkavati, zbijati šale (s kom); intransitive verb (v šali) norčevati se -
9 rig
[riɡ] 1. past tense, past participle - rigged; verb(to fit (a ship) with ropes and sails.) opremiti ladjo2. noun1) (an oil-rig.) vrtalna ploščad2) (any special equipment, tools etc for some purpose.) oprema3) (the arrangement of sails etc of a sailing-ship.) ladijska oprema•- rigging- rig out
- rig up* * *I [rig]1.nounnauticalladijska oprema (jadra, vrvi, jambori itd.); colloquially oprema, obleka; okrasjedisguised in the rig of a gypsy — preoblečena v ciganko;2.transitive verb & intransitive verbopremiti, oskrbeti z opremo; nautical opremiti ladjo; sestaviti, montirati (letalo); na hitro zgraditi, improvizirati; opremiti se, biti opremljen (o ladji)he was rigged in his Sunday best — bil je oblečen v svojo praznično obleko;II [rig]1.nounprevara, ukana, zvijača, trik, spletka; burka; objestno dejanjeto run a rig — prevarati, šale zbijati z, zagosti jo (komu);2.transitive verbs prevaro doseči, nepošteno posegati na, z nepoštenimi sredstvi vplivati na; upravljati ali voditi na varljiv, nepošten, goljufiv, sleparski načinto rig up (down) the prices — zvišati, naviti (znižati) ceneto rig the market commerce izzvati umeten dvig ali padec cen na tržišču, špekulacijsko vplivati na tržne cene ali tečaje; nepošteno voditi ali upravljati -
10 tailor-made
1) ((especially of women's clothes) made by a tailor to fit a person exactly.) narejen po meri2) (very well suited or adapted for some purpose: His new job seems tailor-made for him.) kot nalašč* * *[téiləmeid]1.adjectiveizdelan po krojaču, narejen po meri, nekonfekcijski;2.nounkrojaški kostim -
11 stick
I [stik] past tense, past participle - stuck; verb1) (to push (something sharp or pointed) into or through something: She stuck a pin through the papers to hold them together; Stop sticking your elbow into me!) zabosti2) ((of something pointed) to be pushed into or through something: Two arrows were sticking in his back.) zadreti3) (to fasten or be fastened (by glue, gum etc): He licked the flap of the envelope and stuck it down; These labels don't stick very well; He stuck (the broken pieces of) the vase together again; His brothers used to call him Bonzo and the name has stuck.) nalepiti4) (to (cause to) become fixed and unable to move or progress: The car stuck in the mud; The cupboard door has stuck; I'll help you with your arithmetic if you're stuck.) zatakniti (se)•- sticker- sticky
- stickily
- stickiness
- sticking-plaster
- stick-in-the-mud
- come to a sticky end
- stick at
- stick by
- stick it out
- stick out
- stick one's neck out
- stick to/with
- stick together
- stick up for II [stik] noun1) (a branch or twig from a tree: They were sent to find sticks for firewood.) veja2) (a long thin piece of wood etc shaped for a special purpose: She always walks with a stick nowadays; a walking-stick / hockey-stick; a drumstick.) palica3) (a long piece: a stick of rhubarb.) steblo•- get hold of the wrong end of the stick- get the wrong end of the stick* * *I [stik]1.nounpalica, gorjača, sprehajalna palica; prot, šiba; bat, kij; držalo, držaj, toporišče, nasadilo; steblo, kocen; music dirigentska paličica, taktirka; tablica (čokolade); nautical jocosely jambor; printing vrstičnik; slang revolver; plural protje, šibje, polena (kot kurivo); figuratively colloquially dolgočasnež, sitnež; British English slang lomilno orodje, lomilkain a cleft stick — v precepu, v škripcihany stick to beat a dog figuratively pretveza se hitro najde, sovraštvo ne izbira sredstevthe big stick American slang politika grožnje z vojno drugi državias cross as two sticks figuratively pasje slabe voljegold stick — zlata palica (ali njen nosilec), ki jo nosi polkovnik garde ob svečanih prilikahsword stick — votla palica, v kateri je bodalothe wrong end of the stick figuratively neugoden položaj; popačeno poročiloto be beaten with one's own stick — biti tepen z lastno palico, sam sebi jamo izkopatito be in a cleft stick — biti v precepu, v škripcih, v brezizhodnem položajuit is easy to find a stick to beat a dog figuratively lahko je najti pretvezoto cut one's stick slang popihati jo, oditito get hold of the wrong end of the stick figuratively napačno (kaj) razumetihe wants the stick figuratively on potrebuje palico (batine);2.transitive verbpodpreti (rastlino) s palico; printing (po)staviti črkeII [stik]nounzabod, vbod, sunek; mirovanje, obtičanje; vzrok zaviranja, odlašanja; adhezija; lepljiva snovIII [stik]1.transitive verbprebosti, zabosti, zabadati; zaklati; nabosti, nasaditi, zadreti; zatakniti; iztegniti, pomoliti ( out of iz); natakniti (čepico) (on, to na); naježiti; nalepiti, prilepiti (on, to na); zamazati, pomazati; podpreti (rastlino) s kolcem; colloquially vreči pri izpitu; figuratively spraviti (koga) v zadrego; zmesti; zaustaviti; podtakniti (s.th. on s.o. kaj komu); slang prevarati, oslepariti; slang prenesti, vzdržati;2.intransitive verbtičati; biti poln (česa); sršati, štrleti, moleti ( out of iz); (pri)lepiti se (on, to na, za); zalepiti se, oprijeti se, prijemati se (to česa); obtičati, ne se premikati, zatakniti se (tudi figuratively); zagaziti; čvrsto sedeti (na konju); colloquially osta(ja)ti, vztrajati ( at to pri), držati se (to česa), ostati zvest (by komu, čemu); ne se pustiti odvrniti; biti zmeden, oklevati ustrašiti se (at ob, pred)stuck to American slang zaljubljen, zateleban vstuck up slang zmeden, zbeganto stick at — ustaviti se ob, oklevati, ustrašiti se obhe sticks at nothing — on se ničesar ne ustraši, njega nobena stvar ne zadržito stick bills — lepiti lepake, plakate, plakatiratistick no bills! — plakatiranje prepovedano!to stick to one's guns figuratively ostati zvest čemu, ne prelomiti besedeto stick it slang vzdržati, vztrajatito stick to it — oprijeti se, ne popustitito stick a knife into s.o.'s back — zasaditi komu nož v hrbeta man who will stick at nothing figuratively človek brez pomislekov, ki se pred ničemer ne ustavisome money stuck to his fingers figuratively poneveril je nekaj denarjato stick to the point — ostati pri stvari, ne se oddaljiti od predmetait sticks in my throat — obtičalo mi je v grlu, ne morem pogoltniti; figuratively ne morem zaupatiif you throw mud enough, some of it will stick — če zelo obrekuješ koga, bodo ljudje nekaterim teh klevet verjeli; tudi nedolžnost ni varna pred obrekovanjemto stick to his word — držati (svojo) besedo; -
12 stone
[stəun] 1. noun1) (( also adjective) (of) the material of which rocks are composed: limestone; sandstone; a stone house; stone walls; In early times, men made tools out of stone.) kamen; kamnit2) (a piece of this, of any shape or size: He threw a stone at the dog.) kamen3) (a piece of this shaped for a special purpose: a tombstone; paving-stones; a grindstone.) kamen4) (a gem or jewel: She lost the stone out of her ring; diamonds, rubies and other stones.) drag kamen5) (the hard shell containing the nut or seed in some fruits eg peaches and cherries: a cherry-stone.) koščica6) (a measure of weight still used in Britain, equal to 6.35 kilogrammes: She weighs 9.5 stone.) utežna mera7) (a piece of hard material that forms in the kidney, bladder etc and causes pain.) kamen2. verb1) (to throw stones at, especially as a ritual punishment: Saint Stephen was stoned to death.) kamenjati2) (to remove the stones from (fruit): She washed and stoned the cherries.) razkoščičiti•- stony- stonily
- stoniness
- stone-cold
- stone-dead
- stone-deaf
- stoneware
- stonework
- leave no stone unturned
- a stone's throw* * *I [stóun]1.nounkamen; drag kamen; koščica (sadja), peška; zrno toče; medicine (ledvični, žolčni, v mehurju) kamen; utežna mera (14 funtov, 6,35 kg); (spominski, mejni, nagrobni) kamen; brus, osla; mlinski kamen; plural vulgar modoa stone of cheese — 7,26 kg siraa stone of meat (fish) — ʌ,6ʌ kg mesa (rib)stone's throw (cast) — daljava, do katere se lahko vrže kamen; lučaj, domet kamna; majhna oddaljenostgall stone medicine žolčni kamenmile stone — miljnik; mejnikrolling stone — valeč se kamen, figuratively nestanoviten človekshower of stones — ploha, dež kamenjato break stones — tolči, drobiti, razbijati kamenjeto cast (to throw) stones at s.o. — obmetavati koga s kamenjem, figuratively zmerjati, sramotiti, grajati, obrekovati kogastones will cry out figuratively krivica, ki vpije v neboto be cut for the stone — biti operiran zaradi (žolčnega, ledvičnega itd.) kamnasome of the stones were the size of a pigeon's egg — nekaj zrn toče je bilo velikosti golobjega jajcato give a stone and a beating sport colloquially z lahkoto premagatia rolling stone gathers no moss figuratively goste službe, redke suknjeto give a stone for bread figuratively posmehovati se, namesto da bi pomagali; nuditi nesprejemljivo pomočto harden into stone — okamneti (tudi figuratively)to leave no stone unturned figuratively vse poskušati, vse možno napravitithose who live in glass-houses should not throw stones — naj ne grajajo tisti, ki sami niso brez graje; kdor druge kritizira, se sam izpostavlja kritiziranjuto mark with a white stone — z belo kredo (v dimniku) zapisati, obeležiti (dan) kot važen (slavnosten, prazničen);2.adjectivekamnit; lončenII [stóun]transitive verbkamnati, obmetavati s kamenjem; odstraniti koščico (pri sadju); ograditi, obložiti s kamnom; tlakovati, zgraditi iz kamenja; (na)brusiti, polirati, (z)gladiti; obsolete spremeniti (se) v kamen -
13 for
[fo:] 1. preposition1) (to be given or sent to: This letter is for you.) za2) (towards; in the direction of: We set off for London.) proti3) (through a certain time or distance: for three hours; for three miles.) v; čez4) (in order to have, get, be etc: He asked me for some money; Go for a walk.) za; na5) (in return; as payment: He paid $2 for his ticket.) za6) (in order to be prepared: He's getting ready for the journey.) za7) (representing: He is the member of parliament for Hull.) za8) (on behalf of: Will you do it for me?) za9) (in favour of: Are you for or against the plan?) za10) (because of: for this reason.) zaradi11) (having a particular purpose: She gave me money for the bus fare.) za12) (indicating an ability or an attitude to: a talent for baking; an ear for music.) za13) (as being: They mistook him for someone else.) za14) (considering what is used in the case of: It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold).) za15) (in spite of: For all his money, he didn't seem happy.) kljub2. conjunction(because: It must be late, for I have been here a long time.) ker* * *I [fɔ:, fə]prepositionza; zaradi; proti; namesto; glede nafor all — navzlic, kljubas for me — kar se mene tiče, zastran menecolloquially to be in for, to be for it — pričakovati (sitnosti, težave)colloquially to be out for — nameravatibut for — ko bi ne bilo, breznow for them! — na juriš!slang to go for a soldier — postati vojakto give a Roland for an Oliver — poplačati enako z enakim, vrniti milo za dragohe wants for nothing — nič mu ne manjka, vsega ima dovoljfor all ( —ali aught) I know... — kolikor je meni znano...for instance, for example — na primerto look for s.th. — iskati kajfor shame! — sram te (vas) bodi!she could not speak for weeping — tako se je jokala, da ni mogla govoritiMary for ever! — naj živi Marija!II [fɔ:]conjunctionkajti; ker; zato, ker; zaradi; za -
14 groom
[ɡru:m] 1. noun1) (a person who looks after horses: a groom at the stables.) konjušnik2) (a bridegroom, male partner of the bride.) ženin2. verb1) (to clean, brush etc a horse's coat: The horses were groomed for the horse show.) krtačiti2) (to prepare for some task, purpose etc: She's being groomed as a possible successor to our head of department.) pripraviti* * *I [gru:m, grum]nounarchaic sluga; konjušnik; zaročenec, ženin; dvorjanII [gru:m, grum]transitive verboskrbovati konje; negovati; American pripravljati za kandidaturowell groomed — negovan, lepo oblečen -
15 mark out
1) (to mark the boundary of (eg a football pitch) by making lines etc: The pitch was marked out with white lines.) označiti2) (to select or choose for some particular purpose etc in the future: He had been marked out for an army career from early childhood.) določiti* * *transitive verb omejiti, označiti, zakoličiti (traso); odrediti za kaj, določiti za kaj ( for) -
16 mixture
['miks ə]1) (the result of mixing things or people together: a mixture of eggs, flour and milk.) mešanica2) (a number of things mixed together and used for a given purpose: The doctor gave the baby some cough mixture.) mešanica3) (the act of mixing.) mešanje* * *[miksčə]nounmešanica; figuratively zmes (of česa); medicine mikstura; biology križanje -
17 panel
['pænl]1) (a flat, straight-sided piece of wood, fabric etc such as is put into a door, wall, dress etc: a door-panel.) opažna plošča, kos blaga2) (a group of people chosen for a particular purpose eg to judge a contest, take part in a quiz or other game: I will ask some questions and the panel will try to answer them.) žirija; ekipa•- panelled- panelling* * *I [paenəl]nounpanel, lesen stenski opaž, opažna plošča; uokvirjena ploskev na steni; plošča (lesa, pločevine itd.); pano, slika na lesu; electrical technical armaturna plošča, stikalna plošča; photography dolga in ozka fotografija; pisan vložek v obleki; aeronautics premični del avionskega krila, signalna ruta; kos pergamenta; juridically seznam porotnikov, porota; Scottish juridically obtoženec; British English seznam zdravnikov bolniške blagajne, bolniška blagajna; zbor, forum, odbor; vrsta sedlaII [paenəl]transitive verbpanelirati, obložiti s paneli; okrasiti s panoji; osedlati (mulo); okrasiti obleko z vložki; razdeliti na majhne površine; juridically vpisati v seznam porotnikov; Scottish obtožiti -
18 put up
1) (to raise (a hand etc).) dvigniti2) (to build; to erect: They're putting up some new houses.) zgraditi3) (to fix on a wall etc: He put the poster up.) nalepiti4) (to increase (a price etc): They're putting up the fees again.) zvišati5) (to offer or show (resistance etc): He's putting up a brave fight.) braniti se6) (to provide (money) for a purpose: He promised to put up the money for the scheme.) preskrbeti7) (to provide a bed etc for (a person) in one's home: Can you put us up next Thursday night?) prenočiti* * *1.transitive verbdvigniti (roko, zastavo, jadra itd.); obesiti (sliko, zastor); nalepiti (plakat); razpeti (dežnik); postaviti (šotor); colloquially fingirati, izmisliti ( a put up job naprej domenjena stvar, prevara); pomoliti se, zahvaliti se (bogu); sprejeti gosta, vzeti pod streho, prenočiti; shraniti, spraviti; zaviti, zložiti, paketirati (in v); vtakniti (meč) v nožnico; konservirati, vkuhati, vložiti (sadje); pripraviti zdravilo (v lekarni); theatre uprizoriti (igro); postaviti, predlagati (kandidata); ponuditi, dati v prodajo; zvišati (ceno); spoditi, splašiti, pregnati iz brloga (divjad); dati na oklice; plačati; staviti, zastaviti (na stavi); napeljati, nagovoriti, naščuvati (to k);2.intransitive verbnastaniti se, ustaviti se pri kom (at); kandidirati, potegovati se ( for za); plačati ( for za); sprijazniti se s čim, prenašati, mirno sprejeti ( with)slang to put s.o.'s back up — užaliti, zjeziti kogato put up a fight — dobro se upirati, dobro se boritito put s.o. up to — nagovoriti koga k čemu, poučiti kogato put up to s.o. — prepustiti komu odločitevto put up with — prenašati, potrpeti, zadovoljiti se s čim -
19 set aside
(to keep for a special use or purpose: He set aside some cash for use at the weekend.) dati na stran* * *transitive verb dati na stran; opustiti (načrt); zavreči, odpraviti; razveljaviti, anulirati, ukiniti (odlok ipd.) -
20 tease
[ti:z] 1. verb1) (to annoy or irritate on purpose: He's teasing the cat.) nagajati2) (to annoy or laugh at (a person) playfully: His school-friends tease him about his size.) zafrkavati2. noun(a person who enjoys teasing others: He's a tease!) zafrkant- teaser- teasingly* * *I [ti:z]noundraženje, nagajanje, zbadanje, norčevanje, sitnarjenje; nadlegovanje; nadležna stvar, nadloga; nagajivec, sitnež, zbadljivec, nadležnež; technical česanje (volne), mikanje (lanu);II [ti:z]transitive verbnagajati, dražiti, zbadati, zafrkavati, rogati se, zasmehovati; nadlegovati; technical grebeniti, mikati, gradašati (lan, konopljo); česati (volno); technical podpihovati (ogenj); intransitive verb sitnariti (za kaj); biti nadležen
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Purpose — is the cognitive awareness in cause and effect linking for achieving a goal in a given system, whether human or machine. Its most general sense is the anticipated result which guides decision making in choosing appropriate actions within a range… … Wikipedia
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 — Pur pose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Purposing}.] [OF. purposer, proposer. See {Propose}.] 1. To set forth; to bring forward. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. To propose, as an aim, to one s self; to determine upon, as some end or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Some Reulis and Cautelis to be observit and eschewit in Scottis poesie — (1584) is the full title of a work of Scots non fiction prose by King James VI of Scotland written with the purpose to describe and establish standards for prosody in Scotland in the late 16th century. It is often referred to simply as the Reulis … Wikipedia
Purpose trust — Wills, trusts and estates … Wikipedia
purpose — pur|pose1 [ pɜrpəs ] noun *** 1. ) count the goal that someone wants to achieve, or that something is intended to achieve: I use my boat mainly for leisure purposes. purpose of: The purpose of this dictionary is to help students of English. the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern 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 of Nomenclature — For most societies plants are major sources of food, medicine and other essential products and so over time each species has acquired a name which may differ from place to place making it difficult for potential users to share their knowledge.… … Etymological dictionary of grasses
