purposes

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  1. noun The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or a goal: "And ever those, who would enjoyment gain/Must find it in the purpose they pursue” (Sarah Josepha Hale).
  2. noun A result or effect that is intended or desired; an intention. See Synonyms at intention.
  3. noun Determination; resolution: He was a man of purpose.
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  • A Governor unfriendly to their purposes might be appointed, and it became them, therefore, to make hay while the sun was shining. —  Personal Recollections of Pardee Butler
  • It took me about twenty minutes to determine that the lens that best suited my purposes was a Meade 1000 that converted to a long-distance spotting scope, with eyepieces that would magnify up to eighty-three times. —  Muller, Marcia - [14] Wolf in the shadows
  • For my purposes, the second title is one letter too short —  Telegraph Blogs
  • Sometimes, it is true, terrorists-the Bolsheviks, the IRA, ETA-have furnished themselves with a cause, making believe that with the achievement of a "dictatorship of the proletariat," a united Ireland, or a Basque national state, their purposes will be achieved and they can lay down their arms. —  City Journal
  • What I can do is to personally send the article to collegues for study purposes, that is, by e-mail. —  Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]
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