purposeful

pur·pose·ful

 (pûr′pəs-fəl)

adj.

1. Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician.

2. Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look.

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pur′pose·ful·ly adv.

pur′pose·ful·ness n.

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purposeful

(ˈpɜːpəsfʊl)

adj

1. having a definite purpose in view

2. fixed in one's purpose; determined

ˈpurposefully adv

ˈpurposefulness n

Usage: Purposefully is sometimes wrongly used where purposely is meant: he had purposely (not purposefully) left the door unlocked

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pur•pose•ful

(ˈpɜr pəs fəl)

adj.

1. having a purpose.

2. determined; resolute.

3. full of meaning; significant.

[1850–55]

pur′pose•ful•ly, adv.

pur′pose•ful•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	purposeful - serving as or indicating the existence of a purpose or goal meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause" resolute - firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination; "stood resolute against the enemy"; "faced with a resolute opposition"; "a resolute and unshakeable faith" purposeless - not evidencing any purpose or goal
	2.	purposeful - having meaning through having an aim; "led a happy purposeful life" meaningful - having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

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purposeful

adjective determined, resolved, resolute, decided, firm, settled, positive, fixed, deliberate, single-minded, tenacious, strong-willed, steadfast, immovable, unfaltering She had a purposeful air.
faltering, wavering, undecided, aimless, vacillating, undetermined, purposeless, irresolute, otiose

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purposeful

adjective

Done or said on purpose:

deliberate, intended, intentional, voluntary, willful, witting.

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Translations

هادِف إلى، ذو مَغْزى

odhodlaný

målbevidst

zielbewusst

déterminé

stefnufastur

intenzionalerisoluto

azimlikararlı

有目的的

purposeful

[ˈpɜːpəsfʊl] ADJ [look, expression] → de determinación; [manner, walk] → resuelto, decidido; [work, activity] → con sentido

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purposeful

[ˈpɜː^rpəsf^ʊl] adj → déterminé(e), résolu(e)

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purposeful

adj, purposefully

adv → entschlossen; activity, life → sinnvoll

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purposeful

[ˈpɜːpəsfʊl] adj → deciso/a, risoluto/a

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purpose

(ˈpəːpəs) noun

1. the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed. What is the purpose of your visit? doel قَصْد، هَدَف причина propósito účel, smysl der Zweck formål σκοπός propósito, fin; razón eesmärk مقصود؛ هدف tarkoitus but, objetמטרה उद्देश्य, प्रयोजन cél tujuan tilgangur scopo 目的 목적 tikslas mērķis; nolūks tujuan bedoelingformål, hensikt, meningcel هدف،نيت،پلانول propósito scop, obiectiv цель účel, zmysel namen svrha syfte, avsikt วัตถุประสงค์ amaç, gaye 目的 намір, мета مقصد mục đích 目的

2. the use or function of an object. The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency. doel وَظيفَة، غَرَض употреба finalidade funkce der Zweck formål σκοπός, λειτουργίαfunción, uso, utilidad ülesanne هدف käyttötarkoitus utilitéמטרה परिणाम cél, funkció fungsi hlutverk funzione 用途 기능 paskirtis pielietojums; nolūks fungsi functieformål, funksjonzadanie, funkcja پلان،هدف finalidade utilitate назначение funkcia namen namena funktion หน้าที่ yarar, fayda 效果，作用 призначення فائدہ، کام chức năng 效果，作用

3. determination. a man of purpose. doelgerigtheid عَزْم، تَصْميم воля determinação rozhodnost die Entschlußkraft beslutsomhed αποφασιστικότηταdeterminación sihikindlus عزم؛ اراده määrätietoisuus déterminationנחישות संकल्प szándék, eltökéltség tekad stefnufesta, ákveðni determinazione 決意 결심 ryžtas mērķtiecība azam vastberadenheidmålbevissthet, besluttsomhet stanowczość اراده،پلان،مقصد determinação voinţă; hotărâre целеустремлённость rozhodnosť odločnost cilj beslutsamhet, målmedvetenhet ความตังใจแน่วแน่ azim, karar 意志，決心 цілеспрямованість, воля عزم و حوصلہ quyết tâm 意志，决心

purposeful adjective

having a definite purpose. with a purposeful look on his face. vasberade هادِف إلى، ذو مَغْزى целенасочен determinado odhodlaný zielbewußt målbevidst αποφασιστικόςdeterminado sihikindel مصمم määrätietoinen déterminéתכליתי दृढ़ संकल्प eltökélt bertujuan stefnufastur deciso, risoluto きっぱりとした 목적 있는, 의도를 가진, 과단성 있는 ryžtingas mērķtiecīgs penuh azam vastberadenmålbevisst, bestemtcelowy د مقصد خاوند determinado ho­tă­rât целеустремлённый odhodlaný odločen odlučan målmedveten ซึงมีจุดประสงค์ kararlı, azimli 有目的的 цілеспрямований بامقصد có chủ định 有目的的

ˈpurposefully adverb

vasberade بصورةٍ هادِفَه، بِمَغْزى целенасочено com determinação odhodlaně zielbewußt målbevidst αποφασιστικά con determinación sihikindlalt قاطعانه määrätietoisesti délibérément בְהֶּחלֵטִיוּת सोद्देश्यता से, संकल्प के साथ eltökélten dengan tujuan af stefnufestu con determinazione きっぱりと 과단성 있게 ryžtingai mērķtiecīgi dgn azam yg kuat vastberadenmålbevisst, bestemtcelowo قاطعانه،په عزم سره com determinação (în mod) deliberat; dinadins целеустремлённо odhodlane odločno odlučno målmedvetet อย่างมีวัตถุประสงค์ kararla, azimle 有目的 цілеспрямовано بامقصد طور پر có chủ định 有目的

ˈpurposeless adjective

having no purpose. purposeless destruction. doelloos دون هَدَف، دون غايَة أو مَغْزى безцелен sem finalidade zbytečný ziellos meningsløs άσκοπος, χωρίς νόημα sin sentido; sin propósito sihitu بی هدف tarkoitukseton inutile חֲסַר מַטָרָה निरूद्देश्यता से céltalan tanpa tujuan tilgangslaus inutile 目的のない 무의미한 betikslis bezjēdzīgs; bezmērķīgs tdk bererti zinloosformålsløs, unyttigbezcelowy بي هدفه،بي مقصده sem finalidade inutil, fără rost бесцельный; бессмысленный zbytočný nesmiseln uzaludan meningslös อย่างไร้จุดประสงค์ amaçsız, maksatsız 無目的的 безцільний بے مقصد không chủ định 无目的的

ˈpurposely adverb

intentionally. He did it purposely to attract my attention. doelbewus قَصْدا، عَمْدا нарочно de propósito záměrně vorsätzlich med vilje επίτηδεςa propósito, expresamente nimme عمداً tarkoituksellisesti exprèsבכוונה जानबूझकर szándékosan dengan sengaja af ásettu ráði di proposito, apposta わざと 의도적으로 tyčia ar nodomu/nolūku dgn sengaja opzettelijk med vilje/hensikt celowo په قصدى ډول de propósito (în mod) ex­pres; dinadins нарочно zámerne namenoma namerno avsiktligt อย่างจงใจ bilerek, kasten 特意地，故意地 спеціально; навмисно جان بوجھ کر có chủ định 特意地，故意地

ˌpurpose-ˈbuilt adjective

made or built for a particular need or purpose. People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses. doelgebou مبْني لِهَدَفٍ مُعَيَّن специално направен de construção especial účelový spezialgefertigt specialbygget ειδικής κατασκευής construido especialmente (para) kindlal eesmärgil ehitatud برای منظور خاصی ساخته شده varta vasten tehty fonctionnalisé נִבנָה לְמַטָרָה speciális dibangun khusus sérbyggður (costruito appositamente) 特注の (어떤 목적을 위해) 특별히 건립된 specialiai pastatytas īpaša pasūtījuma- dibina khas speciaal gebouwd spesialbygd, tilrettelagt specjalnie przystosowany د خاص هدف لپاره جوړ شوى de construção especial amenajat изготовленный для специальных целей účelový namenski namenski građen specialbyggd ทำขึ้นตามความประสงค์ amaca uygun yapılmış 特意製作的，專用的 спеціально побудований کسي خاص مقصد سے بنايا ہوا được làm với mục đích nhất định 特意制作的，专用的

on purpose

intentionally. Did you break the cup on purpose? aspris عَمْدا، عَن قَصْد нарочно de propósito úmyslně absichtlich med vilje επίτηδεςa propósito, adrede sihilikult عمداً tarkoituksella exprèsבכוונה जानबूझकर इरादतन szándékosan dengan sengaja viljandi apposta わざと 의도적으로 tyčia tīši; ar nodomu dgn sengaja met opzet med vilje/forsett umyślnie په قصدى ډول de propósito dinadins нарочно úmyselne namenoma namerno avsiktligt, med flit อย่างตั้งใจ kasten, mahsus 故意地，為了 спеціально; навмисно جان بوجھ کر cố tình 故意地，为了

serve a purpose

to be useful in some way. dien 'n doel يَفي بالغَرَض имам употреба ter utilidade posloužit k zweckdienlich sein tjene et formål εξυπηρετώ κπ. σκοπό servir de/para algo kasulik olema به درد بخور tarkoituksenmukainen servir à qqch. לְשָרֵת בְּכַווָנָה किसी रूप में उपयोगी होना megfelel céljának berguna gegna hlutverki servire a uno scopo 目的にかなう 유용하다 tikti noderēt; atbilst mērķim dapat digunakan ergens toedienen tjene et formålnadawać się په درد خوړل ter utilidade a servi la ceva годиться poslúžiť na služiti (čemu) poslužiti svrsi tjäna ett syfte เป็นประโยชน์ amaca uygun olmak 對...適合，對...有用 служити певній меті مفيد ہونا có ích 对...适合，对...有用

to no purpose

with no useful results. dien geen doel nie بِدون فائِدَه، بِدون نتيجَةٍ مُفيدَه без резултат em vão bez užitku vergeblich til ingen nytte άσκοπα, ανώφελα en vano tulemusteta بیهوده turhaan en pure perte לְלא תוֹצָאוֹת תַכלִיתִיוֹת व्यर्थ, निरुद्देश्य, निष्प्रयोजन hiába tanpa hasil árangurslaust (senza alcun risultato) むだに 헛되게 tuščiai, veltui bez panākumiem; veltīgi tdk berkesan tevergeefstil ingen nytte bezskutecznie بي فايده em vão fără rost напрасно bez úžitku zaman bez uspeha till ingen nytta ไม่เกิดประโยชน์ boş yere, nafile 不得要領的，徒勞無功 марно; даремно بلا وجہ، بے فائدہ vô ích 不得要领的，不合适的

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purposeful

a. intencional, con intención; determinado-a.

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