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definite purpose

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meanings of definiteand purpose


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definite
adjective
uk /ˈdef.ɪ.nət/ us /ˈdef.ən.ət/
fixed, certain, ...
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purpose
noun
uk /ˈpɜː.pəs/ us /ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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Examples of definite purpose


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Some, he said, seemed to have a definitepurpose, while others fumbled their way around as if driven by the weather.
Purchase tax was instituted in the war years for a very definitepurpose.
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It must have been put in for some definitepurpose and to achieve some valuable result.
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I know of land which has been owned for over one hundred years for the definitepurpose of the extension of works.
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The money voted is not given merely for peace provision, but for the definitepurpose of preparing for war.
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It is evident that the money asked for is for a definitepurpose.
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The reserves were for a very definitepurpose.
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We shall get out of these difficulties if we maintain an attitude of moderation, and at the same time of definitepurpose.
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Its definitepurpose is to restrict the volume of international trade and impose further hindrances in the way of the free flow of international commerce.
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How does he carry out a definitepurpose which must stand before all men in its graphic reality?
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They had a very definitepurpose—to develop the finest aircraft that the world had ever seen.
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The subsection has the very clear and definitepurpose of providing for fixed costs.
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The conditions are that these refunds are made for a definitepurpose.
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It was introduced with a certain definitepurpose.
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It is not the least use doing so unless they have a policy which somewhere or other achieves a definitepurpose.
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We know the ad hoc body set up with statutory powers for a definitepurpose.
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So the grandparent may have left out one generation and bequeathed his money to his grandchild deliberately and with a very definitepurpose.
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All the machines in this country have a definitepurpose in view.
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If nothing else they will demonstrate realism and come to the conclusion that a definitepurpose will develop.
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It has the definitepurpose of bringing various means of meeting need, both in cash and in care, together.
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