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purpose::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | resolve |
| Type of | make up one's mind, determine, decide |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | function, role, use |
| Type of | usefulness, utility |
| Has types | raison d'etre |
purpose::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | determination |
| Type of | resoluteness, firmness, firmness of purpose, resolution, resolve |
| Has types | pertinacity, industriousness, indefatigableness, indefatigability, doggedness, diligence, persistency, tenaciousness, tenacity, tirelessness, persistence, perseverance, industry |
he is a man of purpose.
Examples of purpose
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The company's recorded messages sometimes tried to hide the purpose of the call.
From the stltoday.com
Before, MySpace tried to be an all-purpose social networking site like Facebook.
From the washingtontimes.com
A central question is whether the grant money was used for its intended purpose.
From the washingtontimes.com
Brown spent for that purpose nearly three-quarters of the $40 million he raised.
From the sacbee.com
To achieve that purpose, there must be an issue, context, something to overcome.
From the stltoday.com
In their place is a short, neat bob that has a purpose beyond lower maintenance.
From the denverpost.com
The campuses had $52 million for that purpose in the fiscal year ending in June.
From the kansas.com
Today, Gmail's main business purpose is a showcase for Google's enterprise apps.
From the sfgate.com
The purpose of a French drain is to direct groundwater away from the foundation.
From the sfgate.com
- Aim: propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
- 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"
- Function: what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
- Reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"
- Determination: the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
- Purpose is a result, end, mean, aim, or goal of an action intentionally undertaken, or of an object being brought into use or existence, whether or not the purpose was a primary or secondary effect. ...
- 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 subject of discourse; the point at issue; The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way; Have ...
- (purposed) Intentional; Of a person: determined
- (Purposes) Cough suppressant, Oral anesthetic
