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NOUN | 1 | purpose, intent, intention, aim, design | An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions |
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2 | purpose, function, role, use | What something is used for | |
3 | purpose, determination | The quality of being determined to do or achieve something | |
VERB | 1 | purpose, aim, purport, propose | Propose or intend |
2 | purpose, resolve | Reach a decision |
Sounds | per'pahs |
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Rhymes | abacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website... |
Meaning | An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions. |
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Synonyms | intent, intention, aim, design |
Narrower | mind, idea; cross-purpose; sake; view; will |
Broader | goal, end |
Verbs | purpose |
Meaning | What something is used for. |
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Synonyms | function, role, use |
Attributes | functional; nonfunctional |
Narrower | raison d'etre |
Broader | utility, usefulness |
Meaning | The quality of being determined to do or achieve something. |
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Examples | "he is a man of purpose" |
Synonyms | determination |
Narrower | doggedness, perseverance, persistence, persistency, tenacity, tenaciousness, pertinacity; indefatigability, indefatigableness, tirelessness; diligence, industriousness, industry |
Broader | resoluteness, firmness, resolve, resolution |
Verbs | purpose; purpose |
Meaning | Propose or intend. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Synonyms | aim, purport, propose |
Broader | intend, mean, think |
Nouns | purpose; purpose |
Meaning | Reach a decision. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s that CLAUSE; Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE |
Synonyms | resolve |
Broader | decide, make up one's mind, determine |
Nouns | purpose |