Word Meaning

purpose definition and meaning

n. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan.
n. Proposal to another; discourse.
n. Instance; example.
v. t. To set forth; to bring forward.
v. t. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.
v. i. To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.

Crossword clues for purpose

- Futilely, to no ...
- Intention
- point of an occurrence