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“This spoon can be used for the purpose of stirring ingredients.” “This spoon can be used to stir ingredients.” “For the purposes of” is followed by a noun and the phrase can typically be replaced with “for” followed by the same noun. “This calculator can be used for the purposes of homework.”
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BetaLearn the difference between purpose and purposes as nouns and verbs, with definitions, synonyms and usage examples. Purpose is a singular noun meaning an aim or goal, while purposes is a plural noun meaning different aims or goals.
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BetaBoth 'purpose' and 'purposes' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Purpose' is singular and refers to the reason for which something is done or created. 'Purposes' is the plural form of 'purpose' and is used when referring to multiple reasons or intentions.
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BetaPURPOSE definition: 1. why you do something or why something exists: 2. If you do something on purpose, you do it…. Learn more.
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Beta8 meanings: 1. the reason for which anything is done, created, or exists 2. a fixed design, outcome, or idea that is the object.... Click for more definitions.
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Beta'The university is for educational purpose' sounds fairly unnatural to a native speaker. The normal expression uses the plural form; a reasonable example would be '... the use of the internet for educational purposes.' The university is for educational purposes' may have the normal form, but sounds faintly ridiculous and clumsy. –
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BetaIt's used when we want to explain what something is generally used for or what its purpose is. We DON'T use 'for + infinitive'. A camera is for taking photos. (NOT: for take photos.) The headphones are for listening to music. What's this for? (= what does this do / what is the function or purpose of this object?) This knife is for chopping onions.
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Betafor the purpose of something I have included this data for the purpose of comparison. with the purpose of doing something This project was launched with the purpose of increasing the number of visitors to the region. purpose for something I could find no practical purpose for this app. The space station serves several purposes.
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BetaDefine purposes. purposes synonyms, purposes pronunciation, purposes translation, English dictionary definition of purposes. n. 1. The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or goal: Her purpose in coming here is to talk to you. The purpose of an... Purposes - definition of purposes by The Free Dictionary.
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BetaIn both cases, we’ve shortened for the purpose of to to and changed the gerund to an infinitive. But there are other possibilities. Even the the three-word phrase in order to is a little less wordy than for the purpose of. The phrase for the purposes of is much the same, though its best one-word replacement is usually for instead of to—for ...
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