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Definitions for purposes
pur·pos·es
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purposes
Plural form of the word purpose.
Her purpose is to be a mother in the home and her other purposes include to be a wife to her husband and Director of a social enterprise.
Submitted by MaryC on November 24, 2015
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Rank popularity for the word 'purposes' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1764
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Rank popularity for the word 'purposes' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2745
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of purposes in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of purposes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of purposes in a Sentence
Ultimately, the police department, for public safety purposes, will have to mandate officers to work, we're professional and will do the job.
We know firsthand what happens when the law is abused for unworthy political purposes, the Grand Staircase Escalante designation and the recent controversial Bears Ears designation are key examples of this, and I am confident that the upcoming review will lead to positive outcomes for Utah and for those who call the beautiful Bears Ears area home.
We wanted to build something that is not just great for others, but for our selfish purposes so we don't get bored, i watch basketball when I get home but that's not on.
It's a lot easier to take plain ice cream mix and' dress it up' to become eggnog. For all intents and purposes, that's what eggnog has been.
For purposes of the analysis, we show what the effect would be.
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- propósitosSpanish
- propósitosPortuguese
- syftenSwedish
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