Слово англійською: purpose

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Переклад purpose українською: мета́, на́мір, за́мір, у́мисел, за́дум

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purpose

noun
/ˈpɜːrpəs/
  1. [countable] the intention, aim or function of something; the thing that something is supposed to achieve
    • Our campaign's main purpose is to raise money.
    • The plan achieved its primary purpose, if nothing else.
    • The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university.
    • Giving too much advance notice would defeat the purpose of the inspection.
    • for the purpose of doing something A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.
    • I moved to London for the sole purpose of working with her.
    • for the purpose of something I have included this data for the purpose of comparison.
    • with the purpose of doing something This project was launched with the purpose of increasing the number of visitors to the region.
    • purpose for something I could find no practical purpose for this app.
    • The space station serves several purposes.
    • The experiments serve no useful purpose (= are not useful).
    Synonyms purposepurposeaim ▪ intention ▪ plan ▪ point ▪ ideaThese are all words for talking about what somebody/​something intends to do or achieve.purpose what something is supposed to achieve; what somebody is trying to achieve:
    • Our campaign’s main purpose is to raise money.
    aim what somebody is trying to achieve; what something is supposed to achieve:
    • She went to London with the aim of finding a job.
    • Our main aim is to increase sales in Europe.
     purpose or aim?Your purpose for doing something is your reason for doing it; your aim is what you want to achieve. Aim can suggest that you are only trying to achieve something; purpose gives a stronger sense of achievement being certain. Aim can be somebody’s aim or the aim of something. Purpose is more usually the purpose of something: you can talk about somebody’s purpose but that is more formal.intention what you intend to do:
    • I have no intention of going to the wedding.
    • She’s full of good intentions but they rarely work out.
    plan what you intend to do or achieve:
    • There are no plans to build new offices.
     intention or plan?Your intentions are what you want to do, especially in the near future; your plans are what you have decided or arranged to do, often, but not always, in the longer term.point (rather informal) the purpose or aim of something:
    • What’s the point of all this violence?
    • The point of the lesson is to compare the two countries.
    idea (rather informal) the purpose of something; somebody’s aim:
    • The whole idea of going was so that we could meet her new boyfriend.
    • What’s the idea behind this?
     point or idea?Point is a more negative word than idea. If you say What’s the point…? you are suggesting that there is no point; if you say What’s the idea…? you are genuinely asking a question. Point, but not idea, is used to talk about things you feel annoyed or unhappy about: There’s no idea in… • I don’t see the idea of… . Patterns
    • with the purpose/​aim/​intention/​idea of doing something
    • somebody’s intention/​plan to do something
    • to have a(n) purpose/​aim/​intention/​plan/​point
    • to achieve/​fulfil a(n) purpose/​aim
  2. purposes
    [plural] what is needed in a particular situation
    • for… purposes These gifts count as income for tax purposes.
    • The building was originally used for commercial purposes.
    • for the purposes of something For the purposes of this study, the three groups have been combined.
  3. [countable, uncountable] meaning that is important and valuable to you
    • Volunteer work gives her life a sense of purpose.
    • He believes he has finally found a purpose in life.
  4. [uncountable] the ability to plan something and work successfully to achieve it synonym determination
    • He has enormous confidence and strength of purpose.
    5. see also cross purposes
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French porpos, from the verb porposer, variant of proposer, from Latin proponere ‘set forth’ (from pro- ‘forward’ + ponere ‘put’).
Idioms
fit for purpose
  1. (of an institution, a system, a thing, etc.) suitable for the function or purpose that it was designed for
    • The minister argued that the education system wasn’t fit for purpose.
    • The new executive flats are fully equipped and fit for purpose.
    • I returned the goods as they weren’t fit for purpose.
for (all) practical purposes
  1. used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is
    • There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over.
on purpose
  1. not by accident; deliberately
    • I did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her.
    • He slammed the door on purpose.
to all intents and purposes (especially British English)
(North American English usually for all intents and purposes)
  1. in the effects that something has, if not in reality; almost completely
    • By 1981 the docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed.
    • The two items are, for all intents and purposes, identical.
to little/no purpose
  1. (formal) with little/no useful effect or result
    • The government had spent a lot on education but to little or no purpose.
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