Meaning

1 senses
  1. On purpose; intentionally.

    I purposely left the door unlocked.

    absichtlich

    наме́ренноnamérenno, специа́льноspeciálʹno

More definitions
  • with intention; in an intentional manner

Examples

26 sentences
  1. Tom purposely left the door open.

    ruТом намеренно оставил дверь открытой.

    deTom hat die Tür absichtlich offengelassen.

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  2. Tom purposely left the last page blank.

    ruТом намеренно оставил последнюю страницу пустой.

    deTom ließ die letzte Seite absichtlich frei.

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  3. You purposely gave the wrong answer, didn't you?

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  4. Tom purposely wore his shirt inside out just to irritate Mary.

    ruТом специально надевал рубашку наизнанку, чтобы побесить Мэри.

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  5. Tom would often make mistakes purposely just so the teacher would notice him.

    deTom machte oft mit Absicht Fehler, nur, um die Aufmerksamkeit des Lehrers zu erregen.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
on purpose; intentionally — see also on purpose, intentionally:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
on purpose; intentionally — see also on purpose, intentionally:

Origin

From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.

From Middle English purposly; equivalent to purpose + -ly.

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Forms

more purposely, most purposely
Comparativemore purposely Lesson
Superlativemost purposely

regular

Synonyms

10 synonyms
deliberatelyB2intentionallyB1on purposewilfullypurposefully[proscribed]]>willfully
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
purposely — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto