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on purpose
pur·pose P0671200 (pûr′pəs)n.1. The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or goal: Her purpose in coming here is to talk to you. The purpose of an airliner is to transport people. See Synonyms at intention.2. Determination; resolution: He was a man of purpose.tr.v. pur·posed, pur·pos·ing, pur·pos·es To intend or resolve: "the gap between what is said and what is purposed" (Ian Donaldson).Idioms: on purpose Intentionally; deliberately. to good purpose With good results.to little/no purpose With few or no results.
[Middle English purpos, from Anglo-Norman, from purposer, to intend : pur-, forth (from Latin prō-; see pro-1) + poser, to put; see pose1.]Thesaurus| Adv. | 1.on purpose - with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"advisedly, by choice, by design, deliberately, designedly, intentionally, purposely |
Translationspurpose (ˈpəːpəs) noun1. the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed. What is the purpose of your visit? 目的 目的2. the use or function of an object. The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency. 效果，作用 效果，作用 3. determination. a man of purpose. 意志，決心 意志，决心 purposeful adjective having a definite purpose. with a purposeful look on his face. 有目的的 有目的的ˈpurposefully adverb 有目的 有目的ˈpurposeless adjective having no purpose. purposeless destruction. 無目的的 无目的的ˈpurposely adverb intentionally. He did it purposely to attract my attention. 特意地，故意地 特意地，故意地 ˌpurpose-ˈbuilt adjective made or built for a particular need or purpose. People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses. 特意製作的，專用的 特意制作的，专用的 on purpose intentionally. Did you break the cup on purpose? 故意地，為了 故意地，为了 serve a purpose to be useful in some way. 對...適合，對...有用 对...适合，对...有用 to no purpose with no useful results. 不得要領的，徒勞無功 不得要领的，不合适的 on purpose
on purposeWith deliberate intention; not accidentally. I bet you he left his report card here on purpose so we would compliment him on his grades. I don't understand—why would you run into the bumper of another car on purpose? Did you do it on purpose, or was it an accident?See also: on, purposeon purposeintentionally; in a way that is meant or intended; not an accident. The bully stepped on my foot on purpose. Jealously, Jimmy destroyed Billy's sand castle on purpose.See also: on, purposeon purpose1. Deliberately, intentionally, as in He left the photo out of the story on purpose. Shakespeare's use of this idiom was among the earliest; it appears in The Comedy of Errors (4:3): "On purpose shut the doors against his way." 2. accidentally on purpose. Seemingly accidentally but actually deliberately, as in She stepped on his foot accidentally on purpose. This generally jocular phrase was first recorded in 1862. See also: on, purposeon ˈpurpose deliberately: He took the worst jobs he could find on purpose, and then wrote a book about his experiences. ♢ Don’t shout at me like that. I didn’t break it on purpose.See also: on, purpose on purpose Intentionally; deliberately.See also: on, purposeEncyclopediaSeePurposeon purpose
Synonyms for on purposeadv with intentionSynonyms- advisedly
- by choice
- by design
- deliberately
- designedly
- intentionally
- purposely
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