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purpose [purposes] (determination) noun [UK: ˈpɜː.pəs] [US: ˈpɝː.pəs] | decisionenoun determinazionenoun risoluzionenoun |
purpose [purposes] (end for which something is done, is made or exists) noun [UK: ˈpɜː.pəs] [US: ˈpɝː.pəs] | finalitànoun obiettivonoun propositonoun scoponoun |
purpose [purposes] (intention) noun [UK: ˈpɜː.pəs] [US: ˈpɝː.pəs] | intentonoun intenzionenoun |
purpose [purposes] (subject of discourse) noun [UK: ˈpɜː.pəs] [US: ˈpɝː.pəs] | argomentonoun soggettonoun |
purposely (on purpose; intentionally) adverb [UK: ˈpɜː.pə.sli] [US: ˈpɝː.pə.sli] | appostaadverbI assure you I did not do it purposely. = Ti assicuro che non l'ho fatto apposta. |
on purpose (purposely, with intention) preposition [UK: ɒn ˈpɜː.pəs] [US: ɑːn ˈpɝː.pəs] | appostapreposition di propositopreposition intenzionalmentepreposition |
repurpose (alter) verb | convertireverb ricondizionareverb |
repurpose (reuse without alteration) verb | riutilizzareverb |
to all intents and purposes (for every functional purpose) preposition [UK: tuː ɔːl ɪn.ˈtents ənd ˈpɜː.pə.sɪz] [US: ˈtuː ɔːl ˌɪn.ˈtents ænd ˈpɝː.pə.səz] | a tutti gli effettipreposition |
to no purpose (without a meaningful result) preposition | a vuotopreposition |