purpose

[1]	aim , purport , propose
[2]	resolve , plan , intend , design , resolve , mean , aim , have in mind/view , have a mind , propose , consider , contemplate , aspire , long , yearn

[1]	intent , object , intention , intention , aim , intent , end , design , goal , ambition , objective , target , aim , principle , point , rationale , reason , scheme , plan , design , motive , motivation , view
[2]	resolution , function , role , firmness , determination , use , persistence , drive , single-mindedness , deliberation , deliberateness , purposefulness , steadfastness , tenacity , doggedness , will , resolve , resoluteness , perseverance , stubbornness
[3]	use , determination , practicality , avail , effect , utility , usefulness , outcome , result , advantage , profit , gain , good , benefit
[4]	on purpose , purposely , intentionally , deliberately , wilfully , by design , consciously , knowingly , designedly , wittingly especially , specially , expressly , exactly , precisely , specifically , in particular