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. — Wezel

    deTom hat die Tür absichtlich offengelassen. — Waldelfe

  2. Tom purposely left the last page blank.

    ruТом намеренно оставил последнюю страницу пустой. — marafon

    deTom ließ die letzte Seite absichtlich frei. — brauchinet

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

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

    ruТом специально надевал рубашку наизнанку, чтобы побесить Мэри. — marafon

  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. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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