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Meanings of purpose in English

Portuguese
objetivo
Catalan
propòsit
Spanish
objetivo

An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.

        objetivo
        Portuguese
        função
        Catalan
        propòsit
        Spanish
        propósito

        What something is used for.

              função
              Portuguese
              determinação
              Catalan
              determinació
              Spanish
              determinación

              The act of intending to do something.

                    determinação
                    Spanish
                    proponer

                    Propose or intend.

                          proponer
                          Usage of purpose in English
                          1
                          She articulated a clear, simple purpose; to tell people about that reality.
                          The Irish Times
                          2
                          The list was long and familiar: Be authentic; inspire purpose; embrace uncertainty.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Its fundamental purpose is to promote mobility within higher education in Europe.
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          You're not afraid to use violence for the purpose of social change.
                          Sagittarius Is Bleeding
                          5
                          Another important area on which we found common purpose was Northern Ireland.
                          True compass: a memoir
                          6
                          Therefore private reserve owners often need to breed game for this purpose.
                          The South African
                          7
                          Now, talking to other alleged victims has given her a new purpose.
                          The Guardian
                          8
                          And this leads me to the main purpose of our meeting today.
                          Childhood's End
                          9
                          But it was, of course, possible to start a fire on purpose.
                          The city of ember: book 1
                          10
                          They deserve modern, fit-for-purpose facilities that support high quality services, he said.
                          Radio NZ
                          11
                          Fires in the Amazon are often set on purpose to clear land.
                          Radio NZ
                          12
                          We also describe the available main bioinformatics resources used for this purpose.
                          Pubmed
                          13
                          Otherwise, he is pleasure without principle, energy without direction, locomotion without purpose.
                          The Disposable Male
                          14
                          It also lost its main purpose: taking on that same Soviet Union.
                          Reuters
                          15
                          Its purpose was simple: to create as loud a boom as possible.
                          Blue noon
                          16
                          He had asked questions about whether current laws were fit for purpose.
                          News.com.au
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