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Word: purpose (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An object to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
  • A result that is desired; an intention.
  • The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
  • The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
  • The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

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Verb:

  • transitive Have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
  • transitive (''passive'') Designed for some purpose.

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