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purposefully

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˈpɜrpəsfəli/ · UK /ˈpɜːpəsfəli/

purposefully means: In a way that shows you are determined and know what you want to do.

adverb

WITH DETERMINATIONB2

In a way that shows you are determined and know what you want to do.

  • She walked purposefully towards the door.
  • He moved purposefully through the crowd.
  • The team worked purposefully to finish before sunset.

Similar words: determinedly, resolutely

Opposites: aimlessly

Common phrases: walk purposefully, move purposefully, stride purposefully

ON PURPOSEB2

Because you intended it to happen, rather than by accident.

  • He purposefully left the door open.
  • They purposefully avoided discussing money.
  • Was my name purposefully left off the list?

Similar words: deliberately, intentionally, purposely, on purpose

Opposites: accidentally, unintentionally

Common phrases: purposefully ignore someone, purposefully avoid something, purposefully leave something

Questions about purposefully

What does purposefully mean?

In a way that shows you are determined and know what you want to do.

What is purposefully in other languages?

Türkçe: kararlılıkla · Español: con determinación · Français: résolument · Deutsch: zielstrebig · Italiano: con determinazione · 日本語: 断固として

How do you pronounce purposefully?

In American English /ˈpɜrpəsfəli/; in British English /ˈpɜːpəsfəli/.

How do you use purposefully in a sentence?

She walked purposefully towards the door. He moved purposefully through the crowd.

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