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{ "term": "purpose", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a2", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "the intention, aim or function of something; the thing that something is supposed to achieve", "sensetop": "for the purpose of doing somethingfor the purpose of somethingwith the purpose of doing somethingpurpose for something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Our campaign's **main purpose** is to raise money." }, { "text": "The plan achieved its **primary purpose**, if nothing else." }, { "text": "The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university." }, { "text": "Giving too much advance notice would **defeat the purpose** of the inspection." }, { "text": "A meeting was called for the purpose of appointing a new treasurer.", "contextForm": "for the purpose of doing something" }, { "text": "I moved to London for the **sole purpose** of working with her." }, { "text": "I have included this data for the purpose of comparison.", "contextForm": "for the purpose of something" }, { "text": "This project was launched with the purpose of increasing the number of visitors to the region.", "contextForm": "with the purpose of doing something" }, { "text": "I could find no **practical purpose** for this app.", "contextForm": "purpose for something" }, { "text": "The space station **serves** several **purposes**." }, { "text": "The experiments **serve no useful purpose** *(= are not useful)*." }, { "text": "The school was founded with the express purpose of teaching deaf children to speak." }, { "text": "a measure introduced for the purpose of protecting the interests of investors" }, { "text": "I put the chair there for a purpose." }, { "text": "a toy with the dual purpose of entertaining and developing memory skills" }, { "text": "The old mill has been put to good purpose." }, { "text": "the view that art should serve a social purpose" }, { "text": "The same information can be put to many purposes." }, { "text": "The roots and leaves are used for medicinal purposes." }, { "text": "He did not want anything to distract him from his purpose." }, { "text": "She saw being a doctor as her purpose in life." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["limited", "chief", "main"], "verb + purpose": ["have", "lack", "accomplish"], "preposition": ["for a/the purpose", "on purpose"], "phrases": [ "at cross purposes", "for the express purpose of something", "with the express purpose of something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "what is needed in a particular situation", "sensetop": "for… purposesfor the purposes of something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "These gifts count as income for **tax purposes**.", "contextForm": "for… purposes" }, { "text": "The building was originally used for **commercial purposes**." }, { "text": "For the purposes of this study, the three groups have been combined.", "contextForm": "for the purposes of something" }, { "text": "For comparative purposes, the populations of three other cities are also shown." }, { "text": "Let's assume he knows, for the purposes of our argument." }, { "text": "You will need to have the vehicle valued for insurance purposes." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "meaning that is important and valuable to you", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Volunteer work gives her life a **sense of purpose**." }, { "text": "He believes he has finally found a **purpose in life**." }, { "text": "Encouraged by her example, they all set to work with a fresh sense of purpose." }, { "text": "a group of individuals sharing a common purpose" }, { "text": "Teachers need to give a purpose to the activities and assignments they give to students." } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["limited", "chief", "main"], "verb + purpose": ["have", "lack", "accomplish"], "preposition": ["for a/the purpose", "on purpose"], "phrases": [ "at cross purposes", "for the express purpose of something", "with the express purpose of something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "the ability to plan something and work successfully to achieve it", "examples": [ { "text": "He has enormous confidence and **strength of purpose**." } ], "synonyms": "determination", "collocations": { "adjective": ["limited", "chief", "main"], "verb + purpose": ["have", "lack", "accomplish"], "preposition": ["for a/the purpose", "on purpose"], "phrases": [ "at cross purposes", "for the express purpose of something", "with the express purpose of something" ] } }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "(of an institution, a system, a thing, etc.) suitable for the function or purpose that it was designed for", "examples": [ { "text": "The minister argued that the education system wasn’t fit for purpose." }, { "text": "The new executive flats are fully equipped and fit for purpose." }, { "text": "I returned the goods as they weren’t fit for purpose." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used when you are stating what the reality of a situation is", "examples": [ { "text": "There's still another ten minutes of the game to go, but for practical purposes it's already over." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "not by accident; deliberately", "examples": [ { "text": "I did it on purpose, knowing it would annoy her." }, { "text": "He slammed the door on purpose." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "in the effects that something has, if not in reality; almost completely", "examples": [ { "text": "By 1981 the docks had, to all intents and purposes, closed." }, { "text": "The two items are, for all intents and purposes, identical." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "with little/no useful effect or result", "labels": "(formal)", "examples": [ { "text": "The government had spent a lot on education but to little or no purpose." } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpɜːpəs/", "audio": "pu/purpose/purpose__gb_2.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/ˈpɜːrpəs/", "audio": "pu/purpose/purpose__us_2.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French porpos, from the verb porposer, variant of proposer, from Latin proponere ‘set forth’ (from pro- ‘forward’ + ponere ‘put’)." }