purpose

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɜːrpəs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɝpəs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pûrpəs)

Inflections of 'purpose' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
purposes
v 3rd person singular
purposing
v pres p
purposed
v past
purposed
v past p
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

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purpose n(reason)doel nw het
  reden, bedoeling nw de
 What is the purpose of this trip to the store?
purpose n(goal)doelstelling nw de
  doel nw het
 My purpose in life is to serve others.
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purpose n(resoluteness, toward goal)vastberadenheid, doelgerichtheid nw de
 Knowing that he was facing a deadline, he really worked with purpose.
purpose n(result, effect)resultaat nw het
 It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose.
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WordReference English-Dutch Dictionary © 2026:

Voornaamste vertalingen
NederlandsEngels
bedoeling nw de(intentie, doel)intention n
  purpose, aim, object n
bestemming nw de(doel, bedoeling)intention, purpose n
  destination n
  allocation n
doel nw het(streefdoel)target, purpose, objective, goal n
doeleinde nw het(intentie, bedoeling)purpose, aim, goal n
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Samengestelde woorden:
NederlandsEngels
iets met opzet doen overg. uitdr.(iets expres doen)do something on purpose, do something intentionally, do something deliberately v expr
iets opzettelijk doen vn+bn+ww(iets expres doen)do something on purpose, do something intentionally v expr
met opzet bw(expres)deliberately, intentionally adv
  on purpose adv
  purposefully adv
vzw nw de, ont.(België, afkorting)association without lucrative purpose n
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Samengestelde woorden:
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all-purpose adj(for many different uses)alles-in-één bw
  multifunctioneel, universeel bn
 Zingo is a powerful all-purpose cleaner for floors, walls and ceilings.
for the purpose of expr(in order to)ten behoeve van woordgr
 A committee was formed for the purpose of determining the cause of the fire.
for the purpose of expr(in regards to)ten behoeve van woordgr
 Let us assume, for the purpose of this discussion, that the mayor will be reelected.
multipurpose,
also UK: multi-purpose
adj
(having many uses)veelzijdig bn
  multifunctioneel bn
 This multipurpose piece of furniture can serve as a chair, couch, or bed.
on purpose adv(deliberately, intentionally)met opzet woordgr
 I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose.
set purpose n(specific intention)vooropgesteld doel bn + nw het
 Every lesson you plan to teach should have a set purpose.
 We're meeting today with no set purpose; we'll see what comes up.
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Collocatie: the [ultimate, proposed, intended, original] purpose, did not [do, say, forget] it on purpose, has a [special, particular] purpose, meer...

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