definite purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofdefiniteandpurpose

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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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(Definition ofdefiniteandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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