For+what+purpose

  • 11what … for? — For what reason, or with what purpose in mind? (also dialect what for…?) ● what …

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  • 12purpose — pur|pose W3S1 [ˈpə:pəs US ˈpə:r ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1 2 purposes 3 4 on purpose 5¦(feeling)¦ 6 for all practical purposes 7 serve its purpose 8 defeat the purpose 9 to no purpose 10 to the purpose …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13what — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/, pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What is the matter? 2. (used interrogatively to inquire about the character, occupation, etc., of a person): What does he… …

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  • 14purpose — 01. Suzie says that her brother broke her doll on [purpose], but I really think it was an accident. 02. Teachers should always explain the [purpose] of the activities they have their students take part in. 03. All prisoners are obliged to take… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 15what — 1 predeterminer, determiner, pronoun 1 used when asking questions about a thing or person, or a kind of thing or person that you do not know anything about: What are you doing? | What colour is the new carpet? | “What do you do?” “I m a teacher.” …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16what — /wɒt / (say wot) pronoun (interrogative) 1. (used to ask for the specifying of some impersonal thing): what is your name? what did he do? 2. (used to inquire as to the nature, character, class, origin, etc., of a thing or person): what is that… …

  • 17What What (In the Butt) — Infobox Song Name = What What (In the Butt) Caption = The Mouth Heart from the music video for What What (In the Butt) Type = Artist = Samwell alt Artist = Album = Published = YouTube Released = February 14, 2007 Recorded = Genre = Electronic… …

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  • 18what — [[t](h)wʌt, (h)wɒt, wʌt, wɒt[/t]] unstressed [[t](h)wət, wət[/t]] pron. 1) fun (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What is the matter?[/ex] 2) fun (used interrogatively to inquire about the character, occupation, etc.,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19For why — Why Why, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[=i], hw?, instrumental case of hw[=a], hw[ae]t; akin to Icel. hv[=i] why, Dan. & Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw?. ?. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account; wherefore; used… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 20whatever for? — what for?, why?, for what purpose? …

    English contemporary dictionary