Meaning

2 senses
  1. Having purpose: having intention or meaning; intentional.

    целенапра́вленныйcelenaprávlennyj, умы́шленныйumýšlennyj

    having meaning through having an aim

  2. Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined, full of determination.

    entschlossen, zielgerichtet

    целеустремлённыйceleustremljónnyj, реши́тельныйrešítelʹnyj

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Mark used gestures that were very purposeful.

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  2. Tom went about his job with a purposeful intent.

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  3. Humans are purposeful beings.

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  4. I need to direct my own free time towards more useful and more purposeful purposes.

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  5. Reagan's purposeful inaction during the AIDS crisis was a crime against humanity.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
intentional:
resolute:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
resolute:

Origin

From purpose + -ful.

From purpose + -ful.

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Forms

more purposeful, most purposeful
Comparativemore purposeful Lesson
Superlativemost purposeful Lesson

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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