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purpose
A	noun
	1	determination, purpose
				the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚trait ╚resoluteness; firmness; resolve; resolution ╚determination, purpose ╚diligence; industriousness; industry ╚indefatigability; indefatigableness; tirelessness ╚doggedness; perseverance; persistence; persistency; tenacity; tenaciousness; pertinacity
	2	function, purpose, role, use
				what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚quality ╚utility; usefulness ╚function, purpose, role, use ╚raison d'etre
	3	purpose, intent, intention, aim, design
				an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his d
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚content; cognitive content; mental object ╚goal; end ╚purpose, intent, intention, aim, design ╚will ╚view ╚sake ╚cross-purpose ╚mind; idea
B	verb
	1	purpose, resolve
				reach a decision; "he resolved never to drink again"
		Category Tree: decide; make up one's mind; determine ╚purpose, resolve
	2	aim, purpose, purport, propose
				propose or intend; "I aim to arrive at noon"
		Category Tree: will; wish ╚intend; mean; think ╚aim, purpose, purport, propose

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