Hindi translation of 'purpose'
purpose /ˈpɜːpəs ˈपअपस्/
Word forms: purposes
1. countable noun
The purpose of something is the reason for which it is made or done.
What is the purpose of your visit?
Nuclear energy is used for military purposes.
the purpose of something
for a purpose
serve/achieve a purpose
the main/primary/sole/real purpose of something
SIMILAR WORDSreason, objective, aim
2. countable noun
Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve.
I don't know exactly what their purpose is.
3. uncountable noun
Purpose is the feeling of having a definite aim and of being determined to achieve it.
The teachers are enthusiastic and have a sense of purpose.
You use for all practical purposes or to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it, but the effect is the same as if it were.
He treated me like a son; to all intents and purposes he was my father.
If you do something on purpose, you do it deliberately.
Was it an accident or did David do it on purpose?
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Example Sentences Including 'purpose'
Suddenly Sam was filled with purpose , a feeling of decision that he didn't examine too closely.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
he asked, drying himself off with a small white towel he kept for the purpose on his shoulder.A DARKENING STAIN (2002)
Even in its broken form, the spell was trying to fulfill its purpose.LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
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'purpose' in Other Languages
- Arabic: غَرَض
- Brazilian Portuguese: propósito
- Chinese: 目的
- Croatian: svrha
- Czech: účel
- Danish: formål
- Dutch: doel bedoeling
- European Spanish: propósito
- Finnish: tarkoitus
- French: but
- German: Zweck
- Greek: σκοπός επιδίωξη
- Italian: scopo
- Japanese: 目的
- Korean: 목적
- Norwegian: formål
- Polish: cel
- Portuguese: propósito
- Romanian: scop scopuri
- Russian: цель
- Spanish: propósito
- Swedish: syfte
- Thai: วัตถุประสงค์
- Turkish: amaç
- Ukrainian: мета
- Vietnamese: mục đích
Translation of purpose from the Collins English to Hindi Dictionary