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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
- purposeless
- purposely
- purpose-built
- on purpose
- serve a purpose
- to no purpose
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purpose — noun 1 aim/function ADJECTIVE ▪ limited ▪ chief, main, primary, prime, principal ▪ true ▪ … Collocations dictionary
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serve — Synonyms and related words: accommodate, accord, act, act as, act for, administer, administer to, advance, advantage, afford, allot, allow, answer, answer for, assist, attend, attend on, attend to, avail, award, ball, be OK, be correct, be equal… … Moby Thesaurus
serve — v 1. wait on or upon, wait on hand and foot, attend, minister to, care for, give service, be at [s.o. s] beck and call; wait on table, waitress, cocktail waitress, give food and drink; offer refreshments, pass out or come around with refreshments … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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function — I noun appropriate activity, assignment, business, chore, design, duty, employment, exploitation, mission, munus, occupation, office, officium, performance, purpose, pursuit, responsibility, role, task, usage, use, utility, work associated… … Law dictionary
serve — [v1] aid, help; supply arrange, assist, attend to, be of assistance, be of use, care for, deal, deliver, dish up*, distribute, do for, give, handle, hit, minister to, nurse, oblige, play, present, provide, provision, set out, succor, wait on,… … New thesaurus
function — 1. The noun has a number of technical meanings in mathematics and information technology, and has acquired general meanings that caused Fowler (1926) to categorize it as a popularized technicality. As a noun, it is often used somewhat… … Modern English usage
function — [n1] capacity, job action, activity, affair, behavior, business, charge, concern, duty, employment, exercise, faculty, goal, mark, mission, object, objective, occupation, office, operation, part, post, power, province, purpose, raison d’être*,… … New thesaurus
function — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. faculty, office, duty, role, province; observance. See agency, business, rite. v. i. operate, serve. See action, use. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Use] Syn. employment, capacity, office, duty, faculty, role … English dictionary for students
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