Purposes Moderate

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

plural of purpose

"Before packing for the trip, I made a list to ensure we had every item needed for all our planned purposes."

In plain English: Purposes are the specific reasons why you do something.

"We bought supplies for various purposes, such as cooking and cleaning."

Verb

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purpose

"The software automatically updates its settings to save power purposes when the laptop is idle for too long."

In plain English: To purpose is to decide on something you want to do and plan how to get it done.

"The only way to use this root concept as an action would be to switch to its actual verb form, such as "he purposes to act.""

Example Sentences

"We bought supplies for various purposes, such as cooking and cleaning." noun

"The only way to use this root concept as an action would be to switch to its actual verb form, such as "he purposes to act."" verb

"The project purposed to help local families find housing." verb

"Many small businesses purpose to serve their communities first." verb

"She hoped the charity would purpose funds for clean water projects." verb

Origin

Derived from Old French porpos (purpose, intention), this term originates from the Latin propositum, which means something put forward or proposed. It entered English via Anglo-Norman to denote an aim or goal intended to be achieved.

Rhyming Words

ses oses uses tases fuses doses eases hoses poses oases bases rises noses muses buses arses smses asses yeses esses

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