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purpose
noun
    1. The object or aim in doing something.
      Thesaurus: goal, end, mission, objective, design, target, resolve, intent, proposal, prospect, ambition, destination.
    2. The function for which something is intended.
    3. The intentions, aspirations, aim or goal.
      Example: no purpose in life
    4. Determination; resolve.
      Example: a woman of purpose
      Thesaurus: resolution, tenacity, persistence, grit, perseverance, constancy, determination, confidence.
verb
    purposed, purposing
    1. To intend (to do something).
      Thesaurus: intend, aim, propose, plan.
Derivative: purposeless
adj
    Without purpose; aimless.
Derivative: purposely
adj
    Intentionally.
      Thesaurus: intentionally, designedly, advisedly.
Idiom: on purpose
    Intentionally; deliberately.
Idiom: to little purpose (to no purpose)
    With few, or no, useful results.
Idiom: to the purpose
    Relevant; to the point.
Etymology: 13c: from French pourpos, from Latin proponere to intend.



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