گزارش خطا در معنی کلمه 'purpose'

1 عمومی:: منظ‌ور

2 عمومی:: مقصود

3 عمومی:: عمد

4 عمومی:: هدف‌

5 عمومی:: عزم‌

6 عمومی:: پیشنهاد

7 عمومی:: هدف

8 عمومی:: قصد

9 عمومی:: منظور

10 عمومی:: در نظ‌ر

1 general:: noun function: What is the purpose of this machine?

2 general:: purpose adjectives the main/primary purpose • The main purpose of our trip to Arran was to see golden eagles. the sole purpose • I used to bake cakes for the sole purpose of giving them away. the real purpose • What was the real purpose of their visit? the whole purpose (= used for emphasis ) • The whole purpose of running a business is to make money. sth’s original purpose • The building is no longer needed for its original purpose. a useful purpose • Nuclear weapons serve no useful purpose and should be banned. a practical purpose • These materials are too fine to have a practical purpose in daily life. a dual purpose (= two purposes ) • A dog can fulfil a dual purpose by providing both company and security. a common purpose (= one that people share ) • We were bound together by a common purpose. a specific/particular purpose • Training is the acquisition of knowledge and skills for a specific purpose. phrases for political/military/educational/medicinal etc purposes • This technology could be used for military purposes. for business/research etc purposes • About one in five of all trips are made for business purposes. verbs have a purpose • A meeting should have a clear purpose. serve/fulfil a purpose (= be used in a particular way ) • The building must have served a religious purpose. • Many old school buildings are no longer suitable for fulfilling their original purpose. achieve your purpose (= achieve what you wanted to achieve ) • She had achieved her purpose, at least in part.

3 general::   noun aim/function ADJ. limited | chief, main, primary, prime, principal | true | sole | practical, useful These bars serve no useful purpose. | general a general-purpose cleaning fluid | common a group of individuals sharing a common purpose | particular, special, specific | dual a toy with the dual purpose of entertaining and developing memory skills | stated | social the view that art should serve a social purpose VERB + PURPOSE have | lack | accomplish, achieve, fulfil, serve The scheme achieved its primary purpose, if nothing else. PREP. for a/the ~ I put the chair there for a purpose. a measure introduced for the purpose of protecting the interests of investors | on ~ (= intentionally) He slammed the door on purpose. PHRASES at cross purposes (= not understanding or having the same aims, etc. as each other) I finally realized that we were talking at cross purposes. | for/with the express purpose of sth The school was founded with the express purpose of teaching deaf children to speak. | for (all) practical purposes Nominally she is the secretary, but for all practical purposes she runs the place. | purpose-built The cycling events will take place in a purpose-built 20,000-seater stadium. | your purpose in life She saw being a doctor as her purpose in life. | put/use sth to (a/some) purpose The old mill has been put to good purpose. | a sense of purpose Encouraged by her example, they all set to work with a fresh sense of purpose. | strength of purpose They had great confidence and strength of purpose. purposes: requirements of a particular situation ADJ. administrative, business, commercial, domestic, educational, insurance, legal, medical, medicinal, political, research, tax, teaching You will need to have the vehicle valued for insurance purposes. PREP. for … ~ The drug can be sold for medicinal purposes only. | for the ~s of Let's assume he knows, for the purposes of our argument.

4 general:: see AT CROSS PURPOSES; FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES; ON PURPOSE; SERVE A PURPOSE; TO GOOD PURPOSE; TO LITTLE OR NO PURPOSE. In addition to the idiom beginning with PURSE, Also see CAN'T MAKE A SILK PURSE OUT OF A SOW'S EAR.

5 general:: purpose the reason you do something, and the thing you want to achieve when you do it: • What is the purpose of your visit to England? • The plant is used for medicinal purposes. aim what you want to achieve when you do something: • The main aims of the project are as follows. • Their ultimate aim is to find a cure for cancer. goal something that you hope to achieve in the future, even though this may take a long time: • It took Mandela over forty years to achieve his goal of a democratic South Africa. • the goal of ending child poverty objective something that you are working hard to achieve, especially in business or politics: • The bank achieved its objective of increasing its share of the market. • The government’s long-term objective is to cut CO2 emissions by 50%. the object of something formal the specific purpose of an activity: • The object of the game is to get as many points as possible. • The students will benefit, and that must be the object of the exercise (= the main thing that you are trying to do ) . the point the purpose of doing something and the reason why it is right or necessary: • At fourteen, I couldn’t see the point of going to school. • What’s the point in waiting? (= I don’t think it is useful or necessary ) intention the purpose that you have in your mind when you do something: • He kept his real intentions well hidden. • Although we made a lot of money, this wasn’t our original intention. ends the result that someone is trying to achieve – used especially when you disapprove of what someone is doing: • They are using religion for political ends. • The ends do not justify the means (= you should not use violence, cruelty, dishonest behaviour etc to achieve your aims ) .