purpose

US /ˈpɚpəs/

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UK /'pɜ:pəs/

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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Reason for which something is done; aim; goal

The purpose of this meeting is to tell you about the monthly bonus payment

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A person's sense of resolve or determination.

Her main purpose in life is to help others.

adv.AdverbWith clear intention or determination.

She walked with purpose towards the stage.

adv.AdverbIntentionally; deliberately.

I didn't do it on purpose; it was an accident.

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)Have as one's intention or objective.

The company purposes to expand its operations next year.

n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The use to which something is put.

The tool served its purpose well.

v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To intend or resolve to do something.

They purposed to build a new school in the village.

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FAL.

09:45

It is their purpose, and a weapon that cannot fight is not a useful one.
It is their purpose, and a weapon that cannot fight is not a useful one.

Frankenstein Part II: Crash Course Literature 206

12:38

even though he's assembled every facet of the creature and made him huge on purpose
even though he's assembled every facet of the creature and made him huge on purpose

A Dog's Purpose Official Trailer 1 (2017) - Dennis Quaid Movie

02:29

I had a new purpose.
I had a new purpose.
If I can get you licking and loving, I have my purpose.
If I can get you licking and loving, I have my purpose.

LOVE YOURSELF by KHARI (Anti-Bullying Song)

04:14

Your life has a purpose There are better days ahead
Your life has a purpose There are better days ahead

How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28

10:46

That is its sole purpose.
That is its sole purpose.

Knight

40:16

purpose, who gives them the accolade with a sword and pronounces the usual words.
purpose, who gives them the accolade with a sword and pronounces the usual words.

#AskGaryVee Episode 72: Casey Neistat on Applying to College & How to Focus on Goals

22:22

to figure out what your passion is, what your purpose is.
to figure out what your passion is, what your purpose is.
When you have family, for me, it gives me my purpose,
When you have family, for me, it gives me my purpose,

2020 October Democratic Debate in Ohio | The Daily Show

11:45

oftentimes on purpose.
oftentimes on purpose.

How Girl Scouts’ $800 Million Cookie Empire Works | The Economics Of | WSJ

06:23

But that defeats the purpose, as many parents have told me,
But that defeats the purpose, as many parents have told me,
And I think if a parent just swoops in and buys all the boxes or buys too many boxes, it defeats the purpose of what the program stands for.
And I think if a parent just swoops in and buys all the boxes or buys too many boxes, it defeats the purpose of what the program stands for.

Kids don’t always make you happier. Here’s why people have them anyway. | Paul Bloom

04:56

We want pleasure. We want to be good. We want meaning. We want purpose.
We want pleasure. We want to be good. We want meaning. We want purpose.
We want meaning, we want purpose.
We want meaning, we want purpose.