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I. pur·pose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:r-] N

1. purpose (reason):

purpose: Grund m <-es, Grün·de>

to do sth for financial/humanitarian purposes: etw aus finanziellen/humanitären Gründen tun

2. purpose (goal):

purpose: Absicht f <-, -en>

purpose: Ziel nt <-(e)s, -e>

purpose: Zielsetzung f <-, -en>

purpose: Zweck m <-(e)s, -e>

purpose: Sinn m <-(e)s> kein pl

the purpose of this organization is to help homeless people: Zweck dieser Organisation ist es, Obdachlosen zu helfen

to give sb a purpose in life [or their lives]: jds Leben einen Sinn geben

to have a purpose in life: ein Lebensziel haben

to be [or talk] at cross purposes: sich acc [unabsichtlich] missverstehen

to be [or talk] at cross purposes: aneinander vorbeireden

to all intents and purposes: in jeder Hinsicht

for that [or this] very purpose: eigens zu diesem Zweck

I came to Brighton for the express purpose of seeing you: ich bin einzig und allein nach Brighton gekommen, um Sie zu sehen

on purpose: absichtlich pej

on purpose: vorsätzlich

on purpose: mit Absicht [o. Bedacht] [o. pej Vorsatz]

to the purpose: zweckdienlich

3. purpose (resoluteness):

purpose: Entschlossenheit f <->

purpose: Zielbewusstheit f

lack of purpose: mangelnde Entschlossenheit f

lack of purpose: Unentschlossenheit f <-> kein pl

singleness of purpose: Zielstrebigkeit f <->

strength of purpose: Entschlusskraft f <-> kein pl

you need more purpose in your life, young woman!: Sie müssen Ihr Leben mehr in die Hand nehmen, junge Frau!

4. purpose (intention):

purpose: Zweck m <-(e)s, -e>

to answer [or serve] a purpose: einem Zweck entsprechen [o. dienen]

5. purpose (effect):

purpose: Erfolg m <-(e)s, -e>

purpose: Nutzen m <-s>

for [all] practical purposes: im Endeffekt

for [all] practical purposes: praktisch [genommen]

to put [or turn] sth to good purpose energy, money: etw nutzbringend verwenden [o. einsetzen]

to be to little purpose: von geringem Nutzen [o. nicht sehr erfolgreich] sein

to be to no purpose: nutzlos [o. erfolglos] sein

all her efforts turned out to be to no purpose: alle ihre Bemühungen waren letztlich erfolglos

it's to no purpose to vacuum: es bringt sowieso nichts staubzusaugen

II. pur·pose [ˈpɜ:pəs, Am ˈpɜ:r-] VB intr form

to purpose to do sth (intend): vorhaben [o. beabsichtigen] , etw zu tun

to purpose to do sth (resolve): beschließen [o. form den Entschluss fassen] , etw zu tun

purpose N CTRL

purpose: Zweckbestimmung f

OpenDict entry

purpose N

to be fit for purpose: [für einen bestimmten Zweck] tauglich sein

these controls are not fit for purpose: diese Kontrollen taugen nichts

these controls are not fit for purpose: diese Kontrollen führen nicht zum Ziel

all-ˈpur·pose ADJ attr

all-purpose kitchen knife, tool, vehicle:

all-purpose: Allzweck-

all-purpose: Universal-

all-purpose glue: Alleskleber m <-s, ->

dual-ˈpur·pose ADJ attr

dual-purpose: zweifach verwendbar

a dual-purpose treatment to fight dandruff and restore damaged hair: ein Shampoo gegen Schuppen und zugleich eine Kur für geschädigtes Haar

ˈgen·er·al-pur·pose ADJ attr, inv

general-purpose: Allgemein-

general-purpose: Universal-

general-purpose cleaner: Allzweckreiniger m <-s, ->

general-purpose dictionary: allgemeinsprachliches Wörterbuch

general-purpose hall: Mehrzweckhalle f <-, -n>

general-purpose spot remover: Universalfleckentferner m

multi-ˈpur·pose ADJ

multi-purpose: multifunktional

multi-purpose room: Mehrzweckraum m

pur·pose-ˈbuilt ADJ inv

1. purpose-built (manufactured):

purpose-built part of machinery: speziell gefertigt

purpose-built part of machinery: Spezial-

2. purpose-built (erected):

purpose-built: speziell gebaut [o. errichtet]

purpose-built: Zweck-

purpose-built facilities: Zweckbauten pl

special-ˈpurpose ADJ

special-purpose: Spezial-

special-purpose bank: Spezialbank f <-, -en>

special-purpose company: Objektgesellschaft f

allocation purpose N INV-FIN

allocation purpose: Zuteilungszweck m

comparative purpose N CTRL

comparative purpose: Vergleichszweck m

corporate purpose N MKT COMPET

corporate purpose: Geschäftszweck m

corporate purpose N CORP STRUCT

corporate purpose: Gesellschaftszweck m

credit purpose N INV-FIN

credit purpose: Kreditzweck m

dealing purpose N FINMKT

dealing purpose: Handelszweck m

hedging purpose N INV-FIN

hedging purpose: Sicherungszweck m

Present
I	purpose
you	purpose
he/she/it	purposes
we	purpose
you	purpose
they	purpose

Past
I	purposed
you	purposed
he/she/it	purposed
we	purposed
you	purposed
they	purposed

Present Perfect
I	have	purposed
you	have	purposed
he/she/it	has	purposed
we	have	purposed
you	have	purposed
they	have	purposed

Past Perfect
I	had	purposed
you	had	purposed
he/she/it	had	purposed
we	had	purposed
you	had	purposed
they	had	purposed

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on purpose: absichtlich

to serve a purpose: einen Zweck erfüllen

to answer a purpose: einem Zweck dienen

for the express purpose: eigens zu dem Zweck

infirmity of purpose: Willensschwäche f <-> kein pl

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