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purpose
noun
the
reason
why
someone
does
something
or
why
something
exists
or
is
used
•
Maria
studied
late
into
the
night
with
a
clear
purpose
:
to
pass
the
exam
.
Maria
studied
late
into
the
night
with
a
clear
purpose
:
to
pass
the
exam
.
•
The
detective
asked
the
suspect
about
his
purpose
for
visiting
the
warehouse
.
The
detective
asked
the
suspect
about
his
purpose
for
visiting
the
warehouse
.
Middle
English
"
purpos
",
from
Old
French
"
porpos
"
meaning
"
intention
",
from
Latin
"
proponere
"
meaning
"
to
put
forward
".
noun
the
use
or
function
that
something
is
designed
for
•
A
hammer
’
s
purpose
is
to
drive
nails
into
wood
.
A
hammer
’
s
purpose
is
to
drive
nails
into
wood
.
•
This
button
has
no
purpose
after
the
software
update
.
This
button
has
no
purpose
after
the
software
update
.
Same
origin
as
the
main
sense
:
from
Latin
"
proponere
"
via
Old
French
.
verb
-
purpose
,
purposing
,
purposes
,
purposed
to
decide
or
plan
to
do
something
;
to
intend
•
They
purpose
to
expand
the
business
next
year
.
They
purpose
to
expand
the
business
next
year
.
•
The
committee
purposed
a
change
in
the
school
rules
.
The
committee
purposed
a
change
in
the
school
rules
.
From
Late
Middle
English
,
influenced
by
noun
use
;
ultimately
from
Latin
"
proponere
"
meaning
"
to
put
forward
".
