for what purpose

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Huvudsakliga översättningar
Engelska		Svenska
purpose n	(reason)	anledning, orsak s
	What is the purpose of this trip to the store?
	Vad är anledningen (or: orsaken) till den här turen till affären?
purpose n	(goal)	syfte, avsikt, mening s
		mål s
	My purpose in life is to serve others.
	Mitt mål i livet är att tjäna andra.

Ytterligare översättningar
Engelska		Svenska
purpose n	(resoluteness, toward goal)	beslutsamhet s
	Knowing that he was facing a deadline, he really worked with purpose.
purpose n	(result, effect)	ändamål, mål s
	It is hard work, but it's all to good purpose.
purpose⇒ vtr	dated, formal (plan to do [sth])	planera vtr
		ha för avsikt att göra ngt vbal uttr
	He purposed to learn to cook.

Sammansatta former:
Engelska		Svenska
all-purpose adj	(for many different uses) (förled)	universal- adj
	Zingo is a powerful all-purpose cleaner for floors, walls and ceilings.
all-purpose flour (US), plain flour (UK) n	(wheat flour)	vetemjöl s
		universalmjöl s
	All-purpose flour is great for cookies, but doesn't have enough gluten for bread.
for the purpose of expr	(in order to)	i syfte att uttr
	A committee was formed for the purpose of determining the cause of the fire.
for the purpose of expr	(in regards to)	för ngts skull prep + s
		i ngts syfte prep + s
	Let us assume, for the purpose of this discussion, that the mayor will be reelected.
multipurpose, also UK: multi-purpose adj	(having many uses) (förled)	flerfunktions- adj
		multifunktionell adj
		mångsidig adj
	This multipurpose piece of furniture can serve as a chair, couch, or bed.
on purpose adv	(deliberately, intentionally)	med vilje prep + s
	(litterärt, formell)	uppsåtligen adv
	I'm sorry! I didn't do it on purpose.
purpose-built adj	(made for specific use)	specialbyggd adj
		specialgjord adj
sense of purpose n	(resoluteness)	känsla av mening s
		känsla av syfte
set purpose n	(specific intention)	bestämt syfte s
		klart syfte s
	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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