purpose
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
his intent was to provide a new translation
Types & categories
- goal hypernym
- idea hyponym
- cross-purpose hyponym
- final cause hyponym
- sake hyponym
- view hyponym
- will hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
propose or intend
I aim to arrive at noon
Types & categories
- intend hypernym
Related & opposite
- determination derivation
- objective derivation
- intention derivation
- purport derivation
Sense 3 noun
what something is used for
the function of an auger is to bore holes
Types & categories
- usefulness hypernym
- raison d'etre hyponym
Related & opposite
- functional attribute
- nonfunctional attribute
- serve derivation
Sense 4 verb
reach a decision
he resolved never to drink again
Types & categories
- decide hypernym
Related & opposite
- resolution derivation
- determination derivation
- resolution derivation
Sense 5 noun
the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose
his determination showed in his every movement
Types & categories
- resoluteness hypernym
- perseverance hyponym
- indefatigability hyponym
- industriousness hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | intend |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | purpose |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | design |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | goal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | idea |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cross-purpose |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | final cause |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sake |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | view |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | will |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | determination |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | objective |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | intention |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | purport |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | intend |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | functional |
| 3 | attribute | Related & opposite | nonfunctional |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | serve |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | usefulness |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | raison d'etre |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | resolution |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | determination |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | resolution |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | decide |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | purpose |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | purpose |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | resoluteness |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | perseverance |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | indefatigability |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | industriousness |