The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or a goal.
파생어
purposeless [형] purposely [부] purposive [형]
예문
1. For what purpose will you do it? (무슨 의도로 그렇게 할건가) 2. come to the purpose (문제에 이르다) 3. renew one's purpose (결의를 새롭게 하다) 4. purpose a trip (여행을 꾀하다) 5. I purpose that it shall never occur again. (그것을 다시는 일어나지 않게 할 작정이다)
