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purpose meaning in Dutch

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purpose [purposes] (determination)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.pəs]
[US: ˈpɝː.pəs]

vastberadenheidsubstantief
{f}

purpose [purposes] (end for which something is done, is made or exists)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.pəs]
[US: ˈpɝː.pəs]

bedoelingsubstantief
{f}

doelsubstantief
{n}

nutsubstantief
{n}

reden [redenen]substantief
{f}

strekkingsubstantief
{n}

purpose [purposed, purposing, purposes] (have set as one's purpose; intend)
verb
[UK: ˈpɜː.pəs]
[US: ˈpɝː.pəs]

van plan zijnwerkwoord

purpose [purposes] (intention)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.pəs]
[US: ˈpɝː.pəs]

intentiesubstantief

opzet [opzetten]substantief

purpose [purposes] (reason for doing something)
noun
[UK: ˈpɜː.pəs]
[US: ˈpɝː.pəs]

zinsubstantief

purposeful (intentional)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɜː.pə.sfəl]
[US: ˈpɝː.pə.sfəl]

opzettelijkbijvoeglijk naamwoord

purposeful (resolute)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɜː.pə.sfəl]
[US: ˈpɝː.pə.sfəl]

vastberadenbijvoeglijk naamwoord

purposeless (without purpose)
adjective
[UK: ˈpɜː.pə.sləs]
[US: ˈpɝː.pə.sləs]

doelloosbijvoeglijk naamwoord

accidentally on purpose (deliberately but seemingly accidentally)
adverb

per ongeluk expresbijwoord

on purpose (purposely, with intention)
preposition
[UK: ɒn ˈpɜː.pəs]
[US: ɑːn ˈpɝː.pəs]

exprespreposition

met opzetpreposition

met voorbedachten radepreposition

opzettelijkpreposition

repurpose (alter)
verb

aanpassenwerkwoord

herbestemmenwerkwoord

repurpose (reuse without alteration)
verb

hergebruikenwerkwoord

inzettenwerkwoord