English–German dictionary

German translation of the English word purpose

English → German
  
EnglishGerman (translated indirectly)Esperanto
(aim; goal; target; butt; end; intent; objective; destination; object);
🔗 Are these Negroes held here for this purpose?
on purpose
(deliberately; designedly; intentionally; wilfully; advisedly; by design)
purposeful
zielbewußt
;
zielstrebig

EnglishGerman
purpose Absicht; Bestimmung; Ziel; Zweck
for the purpose of zwecks
on purpose absichtlich; eigens; extra; mit Absicht
to all intents and purposes präktisch
multi‐purpose Allzweck‐; Mehrzweck‐
purposeful entschlossen; gezielt; zielbewußt; zielstrebig