Purpose

"Purpose" in German

Absicht

(intention)

Grund

(reason for doing something)

Intention

(intention)

Thema

(subject of discourse)

Ziel

(end for which something is done, is made or exists)

Zweck

(end for which something is done, is made or exists)

beabsichtigen

(have set as one's purpose; intend)

planen

(have set as one's purpose; intend)

vorschlagen

(have set as one's purpose; intend)

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