About The Word Purpose
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Purpose
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What's The Definition Of Purpose?
[n] the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
[n] what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" [n] an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" [v] reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again" [v] propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon" Synonyms | Synonyms for Purpose: aim | aim | design | determination | function | intent | intention | propose | purport | resolve | role | use Related Terms | Find terms related to Purpose: See Also | cross-purpose | decide | determine | diligence | doggedness | end | firmness | goal | idea | indefatigability | indefatigableness | industriousness | industry | intend | make up one's mind | mean | mind | perseverance | persistence | persistency | pertinacity | raison d'etre | resoluteness | resolution | resolve | sake | tenaciousness | tenacity | think | tirelessness | usefulness | utility | view | will Purpose In Webster's Dictionary \Pur"pose\, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L.
propositum. See {Propound}.]
1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be
reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view
is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim;
design; intention; plan.
He will his firste purpos modify. --Chaucer.
As my eternal purpose hath decreed. -- Milton.
The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Unless the
deed go with it. --Shak.
2. Proposal to another; discourse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
3. Instance; example. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
{In purpose}, {Of purpose}, {On purpose}, with previous
design; with the mind directed to that object;
intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.
Syn: design; end; intention; aim. See {Design}.
\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.] 2. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause. --Chaucer. Did nothing purpose against the state. -- Shak. I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. --Macaulay. \Pur"pose\, v. i. To have a purpose or intention; to discourse. [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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