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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Purpose \Pur"pose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purposed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Purposing.] [OF. purposer, proposer. See Propose.]
1. To set forth; to bring forward. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
2. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon,
as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to
design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or
dependent clause. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
Did nothing purpose against the state. -- Shak.
[1913 Webster]
I purpose to write the history of England from the
accession of King James the Second down to a time
which is within the memory of men still living.
--Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Purpose \Pur"pose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purposed; p. pr. & vb.
n. Purposing.] [OF. purposer, proposer. See Propose.]
1. To set forth; to bring forward. [Obs.]
2. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon,
as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to
design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or
dependent clause. --Chaucer.
Did nothing purpose against the state. -- Shak.
I purpose to write the history of England from the
accession of King James the Second down to a time
which is within the memory of men still living.
--Macaulay.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
purposed
a.
1 intentional, deliberate. (from 15th c.)
2 (lb en rare) Having a purpose or aim; determined. (from 16th c.)
vb.
(infl of en purpose ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
purposed
a.
1 intentional, deliberate. (from 15th c.)
2 (lb en rare) Having a purpose or aim; determined. (from 16th c.)
vb.
(infl of en purpose ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
purposed
a.
1 intentional, deliberate. (from 15th c.)
2 (lb en rare) Having a purpose or aim; determined. (from 16th c.)
vb.
(infl of en purpose ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
purposed
a.
1 intentional, deliberate. (from 15th c.)
2 (lb en rare) Having a purpose or aim; determined. (from 16th c.)
vb.
(infl of en purpose ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Purposed /pˈɜːpəst/
مصمّم
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
purposed /pˈɜːpəst/
záměrný
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
purposed /pˈɜːpəst/
cílevědomý
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
purposed /pˈɜːpəst/
beabsichtigt, bezweckt, vorgehabt
see: purpose sth., purposing, purposes, purposed
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
purposed /pˈɜːpəst/
beabsichtigte
see: purpose sth., purposing, purposed, purposes
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