purpose
/ˈpɜːpəs/ nounDefinition
REASON [C] › why you do something or why something exists: The main purpose of the meeting is to discuss the future of the company. The drug may be legalized for medical purposes.
INTENTION [U] › the feeling of knowing what you want to do: He seems to have lost all sense of purpose.
on purpose › intentionally: I didn't do it on purpose, it was an accident.
serve a purpose › to have a use: These small village shops serve a very useful purpose. → See also cross purposes → See also to/for all intents (and purposes)
(Definition of purpose noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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