PURPOSE


Meaning of PURPOSE in English

I . n.

1.

Aim, intent, intention, design, object, end, drift, view, final cause.

2.

Design, project, plan, intention.

3.

Sense, meaning, purport.

4.

End, effect, consequence.

5.

Question, subject-matter in hand.

II . v. a.

Intend, design, mean, meditate, think of, have in mind, resolve upon, propose to one's self, harbor a design, contemplate, determine upon.

III . v. n.

Intend, design, mean, have in mind, determine, resolve.

Soule. Dictionary of English synonyms.      Словарь английских синонимов.