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to all intents and purposes
Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | to all intents and purposes - in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"for all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes |
Translationsto all intents and purposes
to all intents and purposesIn every practical or functional sense; almost completely. To all intents and purposes, the gym is ready for tonight's dance. There's only a few small things we still need to do.See also: all, and, intent, purposeto all intents and purposesAlso, for all intents and purposes; for all practical purposes. In every practical sense, virtually. For example, For all intents and purposes the case is closed, or For all practical purposes the Vice-President is the chief executive while the President is in the hospital . The first phrase, dating from the 1500s, originated in English law, where it was to all intents, constructions, and purposes. A shorter synonym is in effect, def. 1. See also: all, and, intent, purposeto all intents and purposes COMMON You say to all intents and purposes to suggest that a situation is not exactly as you describe it but the effect is the same as if it were. To all intents and purposes he was my father. Note: People sometimes just say to all intents with the same meaning. For the first time in many years he was, to all intents, a free man.See also: all, and, intent, purposeto all intents and purposes in all important respects. 1992 London Review of Books For if in 1976 pianists really were about to lose the skill of polyphonic piano-playing, then to all intents and purposes the skill of playing the piano was at an end. See also: all, and, intent, purposeto all intents and ˈpurposes (British English) (American English for all intents and ˈpurposes) in almost every important way: The fighting has stopped, so to all intents and purposes, the war is over.See also: all, and, intent, purposeto all intents and purposes
Related to to all intents and purposes: caught on the hop, run to groundSynonyms for to all intents and purposesadv in every practical senseSynonyms- for all intents and purposes
- for all practical purposes
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