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Translate purpose from English to Swedish

Summary

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purpose:
- vilja; sinne; mening; humör; innehåll; avsikt; betydelse; intention
Wiktionary:
- purpose → avsikt
- purpose → ändamål, syfte, syftemål, mål, avsikt

English

Detailed Translations for purpose from English to Swedish

purpose:

purpose [the ~] noun

the purpose (use; intention; drift; meaning)
vilja; sinne; mening; humör
- vilja [-en] noun
- sinne [-ett] noun
- mening [-en] noun
- humör [-ett] noun
the purpose (meaning; substance; intention; composition)
innehåll; mening; avsikt; betydelse; intention
- innehåll [-ett] noun
- mening [-en] noun
- avsikt [-en] noun
- betydelse [-en] noun
- intention [-en] noun

Translation Matrix for purpose:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
avsikt	composition; intention; meaning; purpose; substance	goal; intent; intention; intentions; meaning; objective; purport; resolutions; scheme; sense; stature; tendency; tenor
betydelse	composition; intention; meaning; purpose; substance	import; importance; imports; intent; meaning; purport; sense; significance; stature; tendency; tenor; weight
humör	drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use	frame of mind; humor; humour; mental condition; mental make-up; mental state; mentality; mind-set; mood; state of mind; temper
innehåll	composition; intention; meaning; purpose; substance	adding; capacity; comprehending; containing; content; contents; featured content; inclination; including; item; meaning; principal theme; purport; sense; signification; size; subject; subject matter; tendency; tenor; theme; topic; trend; volume
intention	composition; intention; meaning; purpose; substance
mening	composition; drift; intention; meaning; purpose; substance; use	aim; design; goal; idea; image; import; importance; imports; intent; intention; judgement; meaning; notion; opinion; point of view; position; purport; sense; significance; standpoint; stature; tendency; tenor; thought; view; weight
sinne	drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use	character; disposition; flair; heart; mind; soul
vilja	drift; intention; meaning; purpose; use	aim; design; goal; idea; intention; last will; testament; will; wish
-	aim; design; determination; function; intent; intention; role; use
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
vilja		like to; want; wish
-	aim; propose; purport; resolve

Related Words for "purpose":

purposive, purposes, purposely

Synonyms for "purpose":

intent; intention; aim; design; goal; end
function; role; use; utility; usefulness
determination; resoluteness; firmness; firmness of purpose; resolve; resolution
aim; purport; propose; intend; mean; think
resolve; decide; make up one's mind; determine

Related Definitions for "purpose":

the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose¹
- he is a man of purpose¹
what something is used for¹
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions¹
reach a decision¹
propose or intend¹

Wiktionary Translations for purpose:

purpose

noun

target
- purpose → avsikt

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• purpose	→ ändamål; syfte	↔ Behuf — veraltend; in Verbindung mit zu oder im Genitiv: Zweck
• purpose	→ syftemål	↔ Bestimmung — ohne Plural: Verwendungszweck
• purpose	→ mål	↔ Ziel — Ausrichtung oder Endpunkt einer Bestrebung
• purpose	→ syfte	↔ Absicht — Grund für eine Handlung
• purpose	→ avsikt	↔ Absicht — geplante noch nicht abgeschlossene Handlung

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