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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 ]


  purposing
     n.
     The act of forming a purpose.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purpose nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  purposing
     n.
     The act of forming a purpose.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purpose nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  purposing
     n.
     The act of forming a purpose.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purpose nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  purposing
     n.
     The act of forming a purpose.
     vb.
     (present participle of en purpose nocat=1)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Purposing /pˈɜːpəsɪŋ/
  التصميم

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  purposing /pˈɜːpəsɪŋ/
  beabsichtigend, bezweckend, vorhabend
   see: purpose sth., purposed, purposes, purposed

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