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purpose

purpose - noun

  1. The proper activity of a person or thing: function, job, role, task. See do.
  2. What one intends to do or achieve: aim, ambition, design, end, goal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, point, target, view, why. See planned. purpose.
  3. Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will: decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, toughness, will, willpower. See certain. strong.

purpose - verb

  1. To have in mind as a goal or purpose: aim, contemplate, design, intend, mean, plan, project, propose, target. Regional mind. See planned. purpose.