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    on purpose

    US /ɑn ˈpɚpəs/

    ・

    UK /ɔn ˈpə:pəs/

    A1
    idiomIdiomIntentionally; deliberately.
    I didn't break the vase on purpose; it was an accident.
    phr.PhraseIntentionally; deliberately.
    I didn't do it by accident; I did it on purpose.

    Video subtitles

    Fake accident: YouTuber jailed: BBC News Review

    06:43Fake accident: YouTuber jailed: BBC News Review
    • A social media influencer has gone to jail after crashing a plane on purpose for a Youtube video.

      A social media influencer has gone to jail after crashing a plane on purpose for a Youtube video.

    • after crashing a plane on purpose for a Youtube video.

      after crashing a plane on purpose for a Youtube video.

    B1

    How solar energy got so cheap

    06:31How solar energy got so cheap
    • We're doing that on purpose with things like batteries and electric vehicles.

      We're doing that on purpose with things like batteries and electric vehicles.

    B1

    Being childfree by choice: five women on why they decided not to have kids

    06:58Being childfree by choice: five women on why they decided not to have kids
    • Not on purpose just because, you know dating sucks.

      Not on purpose just because, you know dating sucks.

    A2

    You Will Never Be Able To Change A Man. Monique Marvez

    10:13You Will Never Be Able To Change A Man. Monique Marvez
    • I didn't do it on purpose. I didn't, but they'd ask me out.

      I didn't do it on purpose. I didn't, but they'd ask me out.

    A2

    Is Having No Friends REALLY That Bad?

    03:52Is Having No Friends REALLY That Bad?
    • Triangle Bob makes me laugh⏤though, usually not on purpose⏤Circlia gives the best hugs, Rhombus gives me great fashion advice, 

      Triangle Bob makes me laugh⏤though, usually not on purpose⏤Circlia gives the best hugs, Rhombus gives me great fashion advice, 

    B1

    Nintendo Switch 2 Unboxing & First Gameplay!

    16:04Nintendo Switch 2 Unboxing & First Gameplay!
    • I kind of wonder how durable these pins are, if they're going to break, I've been told to have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.

      I kind of wonder how durable these pins are, if they're going to break, I've been told to have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.

    • I've been told they have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.

      I've been told they have a little bit of give on purpose so that if you do knock up against it or drop it or something, it won't instantly break.

    A2

    Curfew begins in LA as California governor attacks Trump for 'inflaming' protests | BBC News

    09:37Curfew begins in LA as California governor attacks Trump for 'inflaming' protests | BBC News
    • And the president, he did it on purpose.

      And the president, he did it on purpose.

    • And the president, he did it on purpose.

      And the president, he did it on purpose.

    B1

    7 Common PHRASAL VERBS for Business

    18:377 Common PHRASAL VERBS for Business
    • Now, this might be a little confusing, and I did this on purpose because they're kind of similar.

      Now, this might be a little confusing, and I did this on purpose because they're kind of similar.

    • Now, this might be a little confusing, and I did this on purpose because they're kind of similar.

      Now, this might be a little confusing, and I did this on purpose because they're kind of similar.

    A2

    Advanced Prepositions of Time: “throughout”, “ahead of”, “at around”, “out of”…

    19:25Advanced Prepositions of Time: “throughout”, “ahead of”, “at around”, “out of”…
    • During, it means a part of a period of something. And I love it. I write these expressions, unless I explain them. What does he mean? What does that mean? I kind of do that on purpose, so you have to watch the lesson. Otherwise, you'd read it and go, I got it, take a picture, no more.

      During, it means a part of a period of something. And I love it. I write these expressions, unless I explain them. What does he mean? What does that mean? I kind of do that on purpose, so you have to watch the lesson. Otherwise, you'd read it and go, I got it, take a picture, no more.

    • I kind of do that on purpose, so you have to watch the lesson.

      I kind of do that on purpose, so you have to watch the lesson.

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • if you had fallen up against him, as some of them did, on purpose, he would have made a feint of endeavouring to seize you, which would have been an affront to your understanding,

      if you had fallen up against him, as some of them did, on purpose, he would have made a feint of endeavouring to seize you, which would have been an affront to your understanding,

    • on purpose, he would have made a feint of  endeavouring to seize you, which would have  

      on purpose, he would have made a feint of  endeavouring to seize you, which would have  

    B2