order
noun (PURPOSE) /ˈɔː.dər/
/ˈɔːr.dɚ/ Definition
in order (for sb/sth) to do sth (also in order that sth) B1 with the aim of achieving something: He came home early in order to see the children before they went to bed. I agreed to her suggestion in order not to upset her.Connecting words which introduce a cause or reasonGoals and purposes
(Definition of order noun (PURPOSE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- aim noun (INTENTION)
- ambition noun
- avail noun
- dedicated adjective
- end noun (AIM)
- goal noun (AIM)
- have big ideas idiom
- idea noun (PURPOSE)
- mission noun (JOB)
- object noun (PURPOSE)
- orientation noun (AIMS)
- prize noun
- purpose noun
- raison d'être noun
- sb's heart's desire idiom
- should modal verb (POSSIBILITY)
- the end justifies the means idiom
- the order of the day idiom
- way noun (WANT)
- will noun (MENTAL POWER)
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Goals and purposes
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