purpose in Bengali বাংলা
purpose in English
- purpose⇄expr. on purpose, with a purpose; not by accident; intentionally.
Ex. He tripped me on purpose. It was merely a mistake, but her Ladyship was convinced that it was done on purpose (Maria Edgeworth). - purpose⇄expr. to good purpose, with good results.
Ex. His letter may ... be made public to good purpose (Freethinker). - purpose⇄expr. to little (or no) purpose, with few or no results.
Ex. I used to insist on this ... but ... to no purpose (Harriet Martineau). - purpose⇄expr. to the purpose, to the point; relevant; pertinent.
Ex. His defending argument was well to the purpose. - purpose⇄noun 1. something one has in mind to get or do; plan; aim; intention.
Ex. His purpose was to discover how long these guests intended to stay (Joseph Conrad).
2. the object or end for which a thing is made, done, or used.
Ex. The purpos - purpose⇄purpose, noun, verb, -posed,-posing.
- purpose⇄v.t., v.i. to plan; aim; intend.
Ex. my next experiment ... which I purpose to describe more at length (Thoreau). I purposed writing a little comment on each virtue (Benjamin Franklin).
purpose in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
purpose in Hindi हिन्दी
purpose in Kashmiri कॉशुर
purpose in Sindhi سنڌي
purpose in Tamil தமிழ்
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