Meaning of purpose in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.

• A result that is desired; an intention.

• The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.

• The subject of discourse; the point at issue.

• The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.

  Example: The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy.

• Instance; example.

verb

• To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.

• (passive) To design for some purpose.

• To discourse.