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purpose
('p/[@]/rp/@/s )

noun (n)

  • an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    aim, design, intent, intention
    source: wordnet30
  • what something is used for(noun.attribute)
    Synonym:
    function, role, use
    source: wordnet30
  • the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He is a man of purpose.
    Synonym:
    determination
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • propose or intend(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    aim, propose, purport
    source: wordnet30
  • reach a decision(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    resolve
    source: wordnet30
  • To set forth; to bring forward.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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