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I. purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:r-] N

purpose
cel m
on purpose
celowo
purpose in life
sens m życia

Phrases:

to good purpose
z dobrym skutkiem
to no purpose
na próżno
to no purpose
bezskutecznie
for all practical purposes
praktycznie rzecz biorąc
to serve its purpose
spełniać [perf spełnić] swoje zadanie

II. purpose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:r-] VB intr form

to purpose to do sth
zamierzać coś zrobić

all-purpose ADJ

all-purpose
uniwersalny

purpose-built ADJ

purpose-built
specjalnie wybudowany

special-purpose ADJ

special-purpose bank
specjalistyczny bank m
special-purpose company
spółka f celowa
OpenDict entry

special-purpose entity N

special-purpose entity ECON
spółka specjalnego przeznaczenia
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
See further verb tables