purposefully
In a purposeful manner: resolutely, determinedlyIn a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
» Did you purposefully make a mistake?
Hast du absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
Habt ihr absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
Haben Sie absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
Meaning
2 sensesIn a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.
I strode purposefully across the room.
in a purposeful manner
In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.
Examples
6 sentencesDid you purposefully make a mistake?
deHast du absichtlich einen Fehler gemacht?
He purposefully continued to incite conflict.
Each new meeting in your lfe with someone else is always done purposefully.
Professionals in many fields write in a style that is purposefully abstruse and unclear.
Purposefully blurring something is important for efficiency's sake.
Translations
3 languagesForms
more purposefully, most purposefully| Comparative | more purposefully Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most purposefully |
regular
Synonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb