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I. purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] N

1. purpose:

purpose
mùdì
purpose
意图 yìtú

2. purpose:

purpose
决心 juéxīn
purpose
意志 yìzhì
be firm in purpose

3. purpose:

purpose
效果 xiàoguǒ
purpose
用途 yòngtú

II. purpose [ˈpɜːpəs] VB trans

purpose
打算() dǎsuàn
purpose
决意() juéyì

purpose [ˈpɜːpəs]

answer [or serve, fulfil] the purpose
适用 shìyòng
answer [or serve, fulfil] the purpose
合用 héyòng
on purpose
故意地 gùyìde
on purpose
有意地 yǒuyìde
to the purpose
中肯 zhòngkěnde
to the purpose
合适 héshìde

all-purpose ADJ

all-purpose
通用 tōngyòngde
all-purpose
用途 duō yòngtú de
Present
Ipurpose
youpurpose
he/she/itpurposes
wepurpose
youpurpose
theypurpose
Past
Ipurposed
youpurposed
he/she/itpurposed
wepurposed
youpurposed
theypurposed
Present Perfect
Ihavepurposed
youhavepurposed
he/she/ithaspurposed
wehavepurposed
youhavepurposed
theyhavepurposed
Past Perfect
Ihadpurposed
youhadpurposed
he/she/ithadpurposed
wehadpurposed
youhadpurposed
theyhadpurposed

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on purpose
故意地 gùyìde
to the purpose
中肯 zhòngkěnde

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Sometimes the purpose is as innocent as wanting to sell more books or attract attention with a startling headline.
en.wikipedia.org
It also created a start up fund that is accessible to student for this purpose.
en.wikipedia.org
The ostensible purpose of this interview: to find out how the candidate handles stress.
en.wikipedia.org
In fact, the book has the feel of a scattered set of jotter notes rather than a collection that unifies with a common purpose.
www.thestar.com
Empiric estimates that 91pc of students have no access to purpose-built accommodation after their first year.
www.telegraph.co.uk