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Purpose

Purpose (purpose)
n.(?)
Pur"pose
[OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See Propound.]
  1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan.

    He will his firste purpos modify. Chaucer.

    As my eternal purpose hath decreed. Milton.

    The flighty purpose never is o'ertook
    Unless the deed go with it.     Shak.

  2. Proposal to another; discourse.
    [Obs.] Spenser.
  3. Instance; example.
    [Obs.] L'Estrange.

    In purpose, Of purpose, On purpose, with previous design; with the mind directed to that object; intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.

    Syn. -- design; end; intention; aim. See Design.

Purpose

Purpose (purpose)
v. t.
Pur"pose
  1. To set forth] to bring forward.
    [Obs.]
  2. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.
    Chaucer.

    Did nothing purpose against the state. Shak.

    I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. Macaulay.

Purpose

Purpose (purpose)
v. i.
Pur"pose
  1. To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.
    [Obs.] Spenser.












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