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Conjugation purpose conjugation
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purpose · verb
Present I purpose
Positive I purpose
Singular
1st person I purpose
2nd person you purpose
3rd person he/she/it purposes
Plural
1st person we purpose
2nd person you purpose
3rd person they purpose
Negative I don't purpose
Singular
1st person I don't purpose I do not purpose
2nd person you don't purpose you do not purpose
3rd person he/she/it doesn't purpose he/she/it does not purpose
Plural
1st person we don't purpose we do not purpose
2nd person you don't purpose you do not purpose
3rd person they don't purpose they do not purpose
Question do I purpose?
Singular
1st person do I purpose?
2nd person do you purpose?
3rd person does he/she/it purpose?
Plural
1st person do we purpose?
2nd person do you purpose?
3rd person do they purpose?
Negative question don't I purpose?
Singular
1st person don't I purpose? do I not purpose?
2nd person don't you purpose? do you not purpose?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it purpose? does he/she/it not purpose?
Plural
1st person don't we purpose? do we not purpose?
2nd person don't you purpose? do you not purpose?
3rd person don't they purpose? do they not purpose?
Past I purposed
Positive I purposed
Singular
1st person I purposed
2nd person you purposed
3rd person he/she/it purposed
Plural
1st person we purposed
2nd person you purposed
3rd person they purposed
Negative I didn't purpose
Singular
1st person I didn't purpose I did not purpose
2nd person you didn't purpose you did not purpose
3rd person he/she/it didn't purpose he/she/it did not purpose
Plural
1st person we didn't purpose we did not purpose
2nd person you didn't purpose you did not purpose
3rd person they didn't purpose they did not purpose
Question did I purpose?
Singular
1st person did I purpose?
2nd person did you purpose?
3rd person did he/she/it purpose?
Plural
1st person did we purpose?
2nd person did you purpose?
3rd person did they purpose?
Negative question didn't I purpose?
Singular
1st person didn't I purpose? did I not purpose?
2nd person didn't you purpose? did you not purpose?
3rd person didn't he/she/it purpose? did he/she/it not purpose?
Plural
1st person didn't we purpose? did we not purpose?
2nd person didn't you purpose? did you not purpose?
3rd person didn't they purpose? did they not purpose?
Future I'll purpose
Positive I'll purpose
Singular
1st person I'll purpose I will purpose
2nd person you'll purpose you will purpose
3rd person he/she/it'll purpose he/she/it will purpose
Plural
1st person we'll purpose we will purpose
2nd person you'll purpose you will purpose
3rd person they'll purpose they will purpose
Negative I won't purpose
Singular
1st person I won't purpose I will not purpose
2nd person you won't purpose you will not purpose
3rd person he/she/it won't purpose he/she/it will not purpose
Plural
1st person we won't purpose we will not purpose
2nd person you won't purpose you will not purpose
3rd person they won't purpose they will not purpose
Question will I purpose?
Singular
1st person will I purpose?
2nd person will you purpose?
3rd person will he/she/it purpose?
Plural
1st person will we purpose?
2nd person will you purpose?
3rd person will they purpose?
Negative question won't I purpose?
Singular
1st person won't I purpose? will I not purpose?
2nd person won't you purpose? will you not purpose?
3rd person won't he/she/it purpose? will he/she/it not purpose?
Plural
1st person won't we purpose? will we not purpose?
2nd person won't you purpose? will you not purpose?
3rd person won't they purpose? will they not purpose?
Conditional I'd purpose
Positive I'd purpose
Singular
1st person I'd purpose I would purpose
2nd person you'd purpose you would purpose
3rd person he/she/it'd purpose he/she/it would purpose
Plural
1st person we'd purpose we would purpose
2nd person you'd purpose you would purpose
3rd person they'd purpose they would purpose
Negative I wouldn't purpose
Singular
1st person I wouldn't purpose I would not purpose
2nd person you wouldn't purpose you would not purpose
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't purpose he/she/it would not purpose
Plural
1st person we wouldn't purpose we would not purpose
2nd person you wouldn't purpose you would not purpose
3rd person they wouldn't purpose they would not purpose
Question would I purpose?
Singular
1st person would I purpose?
2nd person would you purpose?
3rd person would he/she/it purpose?
Plural
1st person would we purpose?
2nd person would you purpose?
3rd person would they purpose?
Negative question wouldn't I purpose?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I purpose? would I not purpose?
2nd person wouldn't you purpose? would you not purpose?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it purpose? would he/she/it not purpose?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we purpose? would we not purpose?
2nd person wouldn't you purpose? would you not purpose?
3rd person wouldn't they purpose? would they not purpose?
Present continuous I'm purposing
Positive I'm purposing
Singular
1st person I'm purposing I am purposing
2nd person you're purposing you are purposing
3rd person he/she/it's purposing he/she/it is purposing
Plural
1st person we're purposing we are purposing
2nd person you're purposing you are purposing
3rd person they're purposing they are purposing
Negative I'm not purposing
Singular
1st person I'm not purposing I am not purposing
2nd person you aren't purposing you're not purposing you are not purposing
3rd person he/she/it isn't purposing he/she/it's not purposing he/she/it is not purposing
Plural
1st person we aren't purposing we're not purposing we are not purposing
2nd person you aren't purposing you're not purposing you are not purposing
3rd person they aren't purposing they're not purposing they are not purposing
Question am I purposing?
Singular
1st person am I purposing?
2nd person are you purposing?
3rd person is he/she/it purposing?
Plural
1st person are we purposing?
2nd person are you purposing?
3rd person are they purposing?
Negative question aren't I purposing?
Singular
1st person aren't I purposing? am I not purposing?
2nd person aren't you purposing? are you not purposing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it purposing? is he/she/it not purposing?
Plural
1st person aren't we purposing? are we not purposing?
2nd person aren't you purposing? are you not purposing?
3rd person aren't they purposing? are they not purposing?
Past continuous I was purposing
Positive I was purposing
Singular
1st person I was purposing
2nd person you were purposing
3rd person he/she/it was purposing
Plural
1st person we were purposing
2nd person you were purposing
3rd person they were purposing
Negative I wasn't purposing
Singular
1st person I wasn't purposing I was not purposing
2nd person you weren't purposing you were not purposing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't purposing he/she/it was not purposing
Plural
1st person we weren't purposing we were not purposing
2nd person you weren't purposing you were not purposing
3rd person they weren't purposing they were not purposing
Question was I purposing?
Singular
1st person was I purposing?
2nd person were you purposing?
3rd person was he/she/it purposing?
Plural
1st person were we purposing?
2nd person were you purposing?
3rd person were they purposing?
Negative question wasn't I purposing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I purposing? was I not purposing?
2nd person weren't you purposing? were you not purposing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it purposing? was he/she/it not purposing?
Plural
1st person weren't we purposing? were we not purposing?
2nd person weren't you purposing? were you not purposing?
3rd person weren't they purposing? were they not purposing?
Future continuous I'll be purposing
Positive I'll be purposing
Singular
1st person I'll be purposing I will be purposing
2nd person you'll be purposing you will be purposing
3rd person he/she/it'll be purposing he/she/it will be purposing
Plural
1st person we'll be purposing we will be purposing
2nd person you'll be purposing you will be purposing
3rd person they'll be purposing they will be purposing
Negative I won't be purposing
Singular
1st person I won't be purposing I will not be purposing
2nd person you won't be purposing you will not be purposing
3rd person he/she/it won't be purposing he/she/it will not be purposing
Plural
1st person we won't be purposing we will not be purposing
2nd person you won't be purposing you will not be purposing
3rd person they won't be purposing they will not be purposing
Question will I be purposing?
Singular
1st person will I be purposing?
2nd person will you be purposing?
3rd person will he/she/it be purposing?
Plural
1st person will we be purposing?
2nd person will you be purposing?
3rd person will they be purposing?
Negative question won't I be purposing?
Singular
1st person won't I be purposing? will I not be purposing?
2nd person won't you be purposing? will you not be purposing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be purposing? will he/she/it not be purposing?
Plural
1st person won't we be purposing? will we not be purposing?
2nd person won't you be purposing? will you not be purposing?
3rd person won't they be purposing? will they not be purposing?
Conditional continuous I'd be purposing
Positive I'd be purposing
Singular
1st person I'd be purposing I would be purposing
2nd person you'd be purposing you would be purposing
3rd person he/she/it'd be purposing he/she/it would be purposing
Plural
1st person we'd be purposing we would be purposing
2nd person you'd be purposing you would be purposing
3rd person they'd be purposing they would be purposing
Negative I wouldn't be purposing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be purposing I would not be purposing
2nd person you wouldn't be purposing you would not be purposing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be purposing he/she/it would not be purposing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be purposing we would not be purposing
2nd person you wouldn't be purposing you would not be purposing
3rd person they wouldn't be purposing they would not be purposing
Question would I be purposing?
Singular
1st person would I be purposing?
2nd person would you be purposing?
3rd person would he/she/it be purposing?
Plural
1st person would we be purposing?
2nd person would you be purposing?
3rd person would they be purposing?
Negative question wouldn't I be purposing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be purposing? would I not be purposing?
2nd person wouldn't you be purposing? would you not be purposing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be purposing? would he/she/it not be purposing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be purposing? would we not be purposing?
2nd person wouldn't you be purposing? would you not be purposing?
3rd person wouldn't they be purposing? would they not be purposing?
Present perfect I've purposed
Positive I've purposed
Singular
1st person I've purposed I have purposed
2nd person you've purposed you have purposed
3rd person he/she/it's purposed he/she/it has purposed
Plural
1st person we've purposed we have purposed
2nd person you've purposed you have purposed
3rd person they've purposed they have purposed
Negative I haven't purposed
Singular
1st person I haven't purposed I have not purposed
2nd person you haven't purposed you have not purposed
3rd person he/she/it hasn't purposed he/she/it has not purposed
Plural
1st person we haven't purposed we have not purposed
2nd person you haven't purposed you have not purposed
3rd person they haven't purposed they have not purposed
Question have I purposed?
Singular
1st person have I purposed?
2nd person have you purposed?
3rd person has he/she/it purposed?
Plural
1st person have we purposed?
2nd person have you purposed?
3rd person have they purposed?
Negative question haven't I purposed?
Singular
1st person haven't I purposed? have I not purposed?
2nd person haven't you purposed? have you not purposed?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it purposed? has he/she/it not purposed?
Plural
1st person haven't we purposed? have we not purposed?
2nd person haven't you purposed? have you not purposed?
3rd person haven't they purposed? have they not purposed?
Past perfect I had purposed
Positive I had purposed
Singular
1st person I had purposed
2nd person you had purposed
3rd person he/she/it had purposed
Plural
1st person we had purposed
2nd person you had purposed
3rd person they had purposed
Negative I hadn't purposed
Singular
1st person I hadn't purposed I had not purposed
2nd person you hadn't purposed you had not purposed
3rd person he/she/it hadn't purposed he/she/it had not purposed
Plural
1st person we hadn't purposed we had not purposed
2nd person you hadn't purposed you had not purposed
3rd person they hadn't purposed they had not purposed
Question had I purposed?
Singular
1st person had I purposed?
2nd person had you purposed?
3rd person had he/she/it purposed?
Plural
1st person had we purposed?
2nd person had you purposed?
3rd person had they purposed?
Negative question hadn't I purposed?
Singular
1st person hadn't I purposed? had I not purposed?
2nd person hadn't you purposed? had you not purposed?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it purposed? had he/she/it not purposed?
Plural
1st person hadn't we purposed? had we not purposed?
2nd person hadn't you purposed? had you not purposed?
3rd person hadn't they purposed? had they not purposed?
Future perfect I'll have purposed
Positive I'll have purposed
Singular
1st person I'll have purposed I will have purposed
2nd person you'll have purposed you will have purposed
3rd person he/she/it'll have purposed he/she/it will have purposed
Plural
1st person we'll have purposed we will have purposed
2nd person you'll have purposed you will have purposed
3rd person they'll have purposed they will have purposed
Negative I won't have purposed
Singular
1st person I won't have purposed I will not have purposed
2nd person you won't have purposed you will not have purposed
3rd person he/she/it won't have purposed he/she/it will not have purposed
Plural
1st person we won't have purposed we will not have purposed
2nd person you won't have purposed you will not have purposed
3rd person they won't have purposed they will not have purposed
Question +'ll I have purposed?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have purposed? will I have purposed?
2nd person +'ll you have purposed? will you have purposed?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have purposed? will he/she/it have purposed?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have purposed? will we have purposed?
2nd person +'ll you have purposed? will you have purposed?
3rd person +'ll they have purposed? will they have purposed?
Negative question won't I have purposed?
Singular
1st person won't I have purposed? will I not have purposed?
2nd person won't you have purposed? will you not have purposed?
3rd person won't he/she/it have purposed? will he/she/it not have purposed?
Plural
1st person won't we have purposed? will we not have purposed?
2nd person won't you have purposed? will you not have purposed?
3rd person won't they have purposed? will they not have purposed?
Conditional perfect I'd have purposed
Positive I'd have purposed
Singular
1st person I'd have purposed I would have purposed
2nd person you'd have purposed you would have purposed
3rd person he/she/it'd have purposed he/she/it would have purposed
Plural
1st person we'd have purposed we would have purposed
2nd person you'd have purposed you would have purposed
3rd person they'd have purposed they would have purposed
Negative I wouldn't have purposed
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have purposed I would not have purposed
2nd person you wouldn't have purposed you would not have purposed
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have purposed he/she/it would not have purposed
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have purposed we would not have purposed
2nd person you wouldn't have purposed you would not have purposed
3rd person they wouldn't have purposed they would not have purposed
Question would I have purposed?
Singular
1st person would I have purposed?
2nd person would you have purposed?
3rd person would he/she/it have purposed?
Plural
1st person would we have purposed?
2nd person would you have purposed?
3rd person would they have purposed?
Negative question wouldn't I have purposed?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have purposed? would I not have purposed?
2nd person wouldn't you have purposed? would you not have purposed?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have purposed? would he/she/it not have purposed?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have purposed? would we not have purposed?
2nd person wouldn't you have purposed? would you not have purposed?
3rd person wouldn't they have purposed? would they not have purposed?
Imperative purpose!
Positive
you purpose!
we let's purpose!
Negative
you don't purpose!
we let's not purpose!
Examples purpose examples
How do I use purpose in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Do you think he made that mistake on purpose?
You made the mistake on purpose, didn't you?
I broke the vase on purpose.
He is sure to accomplish his purpose.
He achieved his purpose.
What's the purpose of your trip?
For what purpose?
Tom explained the purpose of the project to Mary.
Everything has a purpose.
Did you do that on purpose?
What is its purpose?
Many people drift through life without a purpose.
Despite the importance of sleep, its purpose is a mystery.
You did it on purpose, didn't you?
I didn't do it on purpose.
Did you break the window on purpose or by accident?
What's your real purpose?
What is the ultimate purpose of education?
I came to this country for the purpose of studying music.
It serves our purpose.
The purpose of our trip is to visit a new factory.
For what purpose did he come here?
For what purpose did you break into the house?
I have to attain my purpose at all costs.
The clown fell down on purpose.
Susan broke the dish on purpose to show her anger.
Movie subtitles
The main purpose of these visits was not so much to trade, but to assert Chinese supremacy.
What is our purpose?
Maybe that purpose is just to be nice to each other and just to seek and explore and to discover.
We would like to know that there's a higher purpose, that we're a part of something bigger.
Well, this is here on purpose.
It's here on purpose.
I'm not hiding it from you on purpose.
Look, if we do this restaurant and you get that fire back in your belly, you have a purpose again.
Meanwhile, as we try to discuss lighter matters during recreation, perhaps I may ask Nurse Franklin the purpose of her manicure?
You hardly do it on purpose.
You did that on purpose!
You did that on purpose, didn't you?
Because I was there, and I specifically remember you approaching me with purpose.
We might have been lured here on purpose!
Are you saying even a modified body will never lose sight of its true will and purpose in this world?
Hmm. I must assume you're aware of the purpose of this call?
I hope this place serves your purpose, My Lord.
You understand, then, our purpose?
I've served my purpose!
No, all-purpose maid.
The publishers did not see that my purpose was to write a moral lesson of the punishment that befell a mortal man who dared to emulate God.
Whatever your purpose was, I take great relish in savouring each separate horror.
You did it on purpose, but like the others. you'll say you slipped.
Now, for the purpose of the record, what time will you arrive at the bazaar?
The first time I ever had a suit made on purpose.
He must have had some purpose in taking the plane.
It is the entire meaning and purpose of Shangri-La.
OF RENEWED PURPOSE AND CLARITY AND. REMEMBER THE THINGS THAT YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT.
I'd be spilling out of this thing, and not like in a sexy, on purpose, Christina Hendricks type of way.
No, not much, on purpose.
I've served my purpose.
One cannot live faithfully and give up. what has given meaning and purpose to one's entire life.
I didn't go bankrupt on purpose, you know.
Any way you look at it, a geisha's only purpose is to give men pleasure.
At first I didn't see she'd done it on purpose.
And may I ask what your purpose is in going there?
News and current affairs
In the colonial era, it was the official purpose of imperial power to extract wealth from the administered territories.
The purpose of the ECB's measures was to re-establish confidence and bring about a recovery of the inter-bank market.
But if that is the League's purpose - and I see no other - then it is a danger to peace.
Their aim is to do the most good they can with the resources that they are willing to set aside for that purpose.
The purpose of scientific advisory committees is to provide balanced, thoughtful advice to the policy process.
The ostensible purpose of the summit is to make those changes in the European Union's decision-making machinery that would enable it to cope with the admission of at least 12 new members, mainly from Central and Eastern Europe.
The purpose of this realignment was to create more stable large parties, but further changes are likely.
Many films would have glorified a scientist seeking such a goal, and treated the use of animals for that purpose as obviously justified.
Evangelical values mean little to people whose only purpose is money.
Just as the Devil can quote scripture for his purpose, Third World communitarianism can be the slogan of a deracinated tyrant trained, as in the case of Pol Pot, at the Sorbonne.
When the treaty's underlying purpose is neither about trade nor freedom.
The only counterargument is that slower fiscal adjustment would further reduce confidence and thereby defeat the purpose by resulting in lower private spending.
Members of NATO share much more than an alliance; we are united by ties of blood and purpose, a heritage of liberty, and a calling to confront extremists' violence - and defeat it.
That unity need not mean a uniformity of tactics or views, but rather a union of purpose.
Likewise, use of the renminbi for the purpose of invoicing and settling trade with China is bound to continue growing.
Liquidity injections and bailouts serve only one purpose - to buy time.
In other words, the League's main purpose is to marginalize Russia and China in world affairs.
The only purpose of the League of Democracies seems to be to legitimize war-making by democracies - in order to spread democracy!
But that, of course, is the chief purpose of a monetary union.
In March 2011, the US Air Force for the first time trained more pilots for drones than for any other purpose.
By preserving its unity of purpose and maintaining the pressure and negotiating momentum that it has generated, Europe can demonstrate to Iran, the US, and itself that it has what it takes to be a major global actor.
This absence of animating purpose, of faith in the future, has made us hungry for our past.
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