Purpose
English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Purpose
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1 n.
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.
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2 n.
Proposal to another; discourse.
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3 n.
Instance; example.
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4 v. t.
To set forth; to bring forward.
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5 v. t.
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.
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6 v. i.
To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.
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7 n.
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.
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8 n.
Proposal to another; discourse.
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9 n.
Instance; example.
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10 v. t.
To set forth; to bring forward.
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11 v. t.
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.
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12 v. i.
To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.