Purpose

//ˈpɝpəs//

Synonyms for "purpose" (196 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (40)

Verb(2 words)
aimintend

Strong matches (58)

Related words (98)

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10 relation types

More general

15 entries

More specific

2 entries

Antonyms

4 entries

Synonyms

15 entries

derived

42 entries

Showing 16 of 42 words.

derived from

1 entries

distinct from

2 entries

is a

1 entries

manner of

1 entries

related to

62 entries

Showing 16 of 62 words.

Translations

294 translations across 73 languages.

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Albanian

3 entries
  • arsye noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • qëllim noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • sunim noun (intention)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • δῐᾰ́νοιᾰ noun (intention)
  • πρόθεσις noun (intention)

Arabic

4 entries
  • سَبَب noun (reason for doing something)
  • غَايَة noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • مَقْصَد noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • مَقْصِد noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Armenian

1 entries
  • նպատակ noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • məqsəd noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • niyyət noun (intention)
  • qətiyyət noun (determination)
  • səbat noun (determination)

Bashkir

2 entries
  • маҡсат noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • ниәт noun (intention)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • заме́р noun (intention)
  • мэ́та noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • наме́р noun (intention)
  • цэль noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Bengali

1 entries
  • মকসদ noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • моти́в noun (reason for doing something)
  • намере́ние noun (intention)
  • реши́телност noun (determination)
  • цел noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Catalan

3 entries
  • intenció noun (intention)
  • propòsit noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • propòsit noun (intention)

Chechen

1 entries
  • ойла noun (intention)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 意向 noun (intention)
  • 意圖 /意图 noun (intention)
  • 目標 /目标 noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • 目的 noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Czech

4 entries
  • cíl noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • záměr noun (intention)
  • úmysl noun (intention)
  • účel noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Danish

4 entries
  • grund noun (reason for doing something)
  • intention noun (intention)
  • mening noun (intention)
  • mål noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Dutch

4 entries
  • bedoeling noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • bedoeling noun (intention)
  • doel noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • intentie noun (intention)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • celo noun (reason for doing something)
  • intenco noun (intention)

Estonian

2 entries
  • eesmärk noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • otstarve noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Faroese

1 entries
  • ætla verb (have set as one's purpose; intend)

Finnish

1 entries
  • tarkoitus noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

French

4 entries
  • but noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • intention noun (intention)
  • objectif noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • sujet noun (subject of discourse)

Georgian

1 entries
  • მიზანი noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

German

4 entries
  • Absicht noun (intention)
  • Grund noun (reason for doing something)
  • Intention noun (intention)
  • Thema noun (subject of discourse)

Gheg Albanian

1 entries
  • psehe noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Greek

4 entries
  • αιτία noun (reason for doing something)
  • λόγος noun (reason for doing something)
  • πρόθεση noun (intention)
  • σκοπός noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • כוונה \ כַּוָּנָה noun (intention)
  • מַטָּרָה noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • מוֹטִיבַצְיָה noun (reason for doing something)
  • נְחִישׁוּת noun (determination)

Hindi

4 entries
  • अभिप्राय noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • इच्छा noun (intention)
  • कामना noun (intention)
  • चाह noun (intention)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • cél noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • céltudatosság noun (determination)
  • elszántság noun (determination)
  • eltökéltség noun (determination)

Icelandic

3 entries
  • meining noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • tilgangur noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • ætla verb (have set as one's purpose; intend)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • tujuan noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Iranian Persian

3 entries
  • مَقْصَد noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • نِشان noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • هَدَف noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Irish

1 entries
  • cuspóir noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Italian

4 entries
  • argomento noun (subject of discourse)
  • decisione noun (determination)
  • determinazione noun (determination)
  • finalità noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 意向 noun (intention)
  • 意図 noun (intention)
  • 目標 noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • 目的 noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • мақсат noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Khmer

1 entries
  • គោលបំណង noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Korean

4 entries
  • 결심 noun (determination)
  • 결의 noun (determination)
  • 논쟁점 noun (subject of discourse)
  • 논점 noun (subject of discourse)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • максат noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Latin

3 entries
  • propositum noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • propositum noun (intention)
  • propositum noun (reason for doing something)

Latvian

1 entries
  • nolūks noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • tikslas noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • намера noun (intention)
  • цел noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Malagasy

3 entries
  • antony noun (reason for doing something)
  • fikasana noun (intention)
  • tanjona noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Malay

1 entries
  • tujuan noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Māori

3 entries
  • aronga noun (reason for doing something)
  • hoaketanga noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • koronga noun (intention)

Ngazidja Comorian

1 entries
  • makswada noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • mål noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Ottoman Turkish

3 entries
  • غایه noun (intention)
  • مقصد noun (intention)
  • هدف noun (intention)

Pashto

2 entries
  • مقصد noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • هدف noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Polish

4 entries
  • cel noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • intencja noun (intention)
  • powód noun (reason for doing something)
  • temat noun (subject of discourse)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • intenção noun (intention)
  • objetivo noun (intention)
  • propósito noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • propósito noun (intention)

Romanian

4 entries
  • cauză noun (reason for doing something)
  • determinare noun (determination)
  • intenție noun (intention)
  • motiv noun (reason for doing something)

Russian

4 entries
  • моти́в noun (reason for doing something)
  • наме́рение noun (intention)
  • предназначе́ние noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • причи́на noun (reason for doing something)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • अर्थ noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • rùn noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • rùn noun (intention)
  • rùn noun (determination)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • cȋlj noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • nȃmera noun (intention)
  • nȃmera noun (determination)
  • nȃmjera noun (intention)

Slovak

4 entries
  • cieľ noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • zámer noun (intention)
  • účel noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • účel noun (intention)

Slovene

3 entries
  • cilj noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • namen noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • namen noun (intention)

Spanish

4 entries
  • decisión noun (determination)
  • determinación noun (determination)
  • intención noun (intention)
  • objetivo noun (intention)

Swedish

4 entries
  • avsikt noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • avsikt noun (intention)
  • kall noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • mening noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Tajik

3 entries
  • мақсад noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • нишон noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • ҳадаф noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Tamil

4 entries
  • குறிக்கோள் noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • குறிக்கோள் noun (intention)
  • நோக்கம் noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • நோக்கம் noun (intention)

Tatar

1 entries
  • максат noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Thai

2 entries
  • วัตถุประสงค์ noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • เป้าหมาย noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Turkish

2 entries
  • hedef noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • maksat noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • maksat noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • мета́ noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • на́мір noun (reason for doing something)
  • намір noun (intention)
  • ціль noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Urdu

2 entries
  • مَقْصَد noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • ہَدَف noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Uyghur

1 entries
  • مەقسەت noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Uzbek

3 entries
  • hadaf noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • maqsad noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • nishon noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • mục tiêu noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • mục đích noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • צוועק noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • צוועק noun (intention)
  • ציל noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Zazaki

4 entries
  • ezm noun (determination)
  • meqsed noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
  • niyet noun (intention)
  • pêrpus noun (end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Sample sentences

40 total sentences available.

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Many people drift through life without a purpose.

Source: tatoeba (1608)

Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.

Source: tatoeba (1749)

Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?

Source: tatoeba (15851)

Did you break the window on purpose or by accident?

Source: tatoeba (16330)

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