Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
PURPOSE
determination, purpose
(noun) the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose; “his determination showed in his every movement”; “he is a man of purpose”
function, purpose, role, use
(noun) what something is used for; “the function of an auger is to bore holes”; “ballet is beautiful but what use is it?”
purpose, intent, intention, aim, design
(noun) an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; “his intent was to provide a new translation”; “good intentions are not enough”; “it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs”; “he made no secret of his designs”
purpose, resolve
(verb) reach a decision; “he resolved never to drink again”
aim, purpose, purport, propose
(verb) propose or intend; “I aim to arrive at noon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
purpose (countable and uncountable, plural purposes)
An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.
A result that is desired; an intention.
The act of intending to do something; resolution; determination.
The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
The reason for which something is done, or the reason it is done in a particular way.
(obsolete) Instance; example.
Synonyms
• (target): aim, goal, object, target; See also Thesaurus:goal
• (intention): aim, plan, intention; See also Thesaurus:intention
• (determination): determination, intention, resolution
• (subject of discourse): matter, subject, topic
• (reason for doing something): reason
Hyponyms
• common purpose
• metapurpose
Etymology 2
Verb
purpose (third-person singular simple present purposes, present participle purposing, simple past and past participle purposed)
(transitive) To have set as one's purpose; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
(transitive, passive) To design for some purpose.
(obsolete, intransitive) To discourse.
Synonyms
• (have set as one's purpose): aim, intend, mean, plan, set out
• (designed for some purpose): intended
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"pose, n. Etym: [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L. propositum. See Propound.]
1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan. He will his firste purpos modify. Chaucer. As my eternal purpose hath decreed. Milton. The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Unless the deed go with it. Shak.
2. Proposal to another; discourse. [Obs.] Spenser.
3. Instance; example. [Obs.] L'Estrange. In purpose, Of purpose, On purpose, with previous design; with the mind directed to that object; intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.
Syn.
– design; end; intention; aim. See Design.
Pur"pose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Purposed; p. pr. & vb. n. Purposing.] Etym: [OF. purposer, proposer. See Propose.]
1. To set forth; to bring forward. [Obs.]
2. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; - - often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause. Chaucer. Did nothing purpose against the state. Shak. I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living. Macaulay.
Pur"pose, v. i.
Definition: To have a purpose or intention; to discourse. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 January 2025
FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
Coffee Trivia
