How to Spell purpose

purpose

purpose - noun

  • Something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention
  • Resolution, determination
  • A subject under discussion or an action in course of execution
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API

purpose - thesaurus

Synonyms: end

Etymology

Middle English purpos, from Anglo-French, from purposer to intend, propose, from Latin proponere (perfect indicative proposui) to propose