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- pronunciation:
- puhr
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- phrases:
- on purpose
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a reason for doing something.
The purpose of our visit to Mexico was vacation.He bought wood for the purpose of building a fence.- synonyms:
- aim, goal
- similar words:
- ambition, mission, object, plan, point, reason, target
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| definition 2: |
the reason that something exists.
The purpose of soap is to clean things.- synonyms:
- function, object
- similar words:
- aim, intention, point, reason, role, use
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| related words: |
dream |
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| phrase: |
on purpose |
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