Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

    beabsichtigen, planen, vorschlagen

    намерева́тьсяnamerevátʹsja

  2. (intransitive)To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.

    служи́ть це́льюslužítʹ célʹju

  3. (intransitive, obsolete)To discourse.

More definitions
  • reach a decision
  • propose or intend

Examples

889 sentences
  1. What's the purpose of your visit?

    Яка мета вашого візиту? — deniko

    ruКакова цель вашего визита? — ae5s

    deWas ist der Grund Ihres Besuchs? — al_ex_an_der

  2. He broke the window on purpose.

    Він зумисне розбив вікно. — ascolto

    ruОн специально разбил окно. — Hayabusa

    deEr hat das Fenster absichtlich zerbrochen. — MUIRIEL

  3. He didn't do it on purpose.

    Він не зробив це навмисно. — ChickenKiev

    ruОн это сделал не нарочно. — marafon

    deEr hat es nicht absichtlich gemacht. — Manfredo

  4. What's the purpose of your trip?

    Яка мета вашої поїздки? — deniko

    ruКакова цель вашей поездки? — kobylkin

    deWas ist der Zweck ihrer Reise? — Dejo

  5. Tom made that mistake on purpose.

    Том зробив цю помилку навмисне. — deniko

    ruТом специально сделал эту ошибку. — marafon

    deTom hat den Fehler absichtlich gemacht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
have set as one's purpose; intend:
passive: design for some purpose:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
have set as one's purpose; intend:

Origin

From Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer (“to propose”).

From Middle English purposen, from Old French purposer (“to propose”).

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Forms

purposes, purposing, purposed, purposed
Base formpurpose · to purpose
3rd person singularpurposes
Present participlepurposing
Past simplepurposed
Past participlepurposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypurpose
he, she, itpurposes

Past simpleLesson

all personspurposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave purposed
he, she, ithas purposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill purpose

Synonyms

8 synonyms
have set as one's purpose:aimB2intendB1meanA1planB1set out
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

Collocations

9 patterns
  • that on purpose
  • the purpose of
  • purpose of studying
  • on purpose do
  • for the purpose
  • mistake on purpose
  • this on purpose
  • purpose of this
  • purpose of the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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