purposefully

pur·pose·ful

P0671300 (pûr′pəs-fəl)adj.1. Having a purpose; intentional: a purposeful musician.2. Having or manifesting purpose; determined: entered the room with a purposeful look.

pur′pose·ful·ly adv.pur′pose·ful·ness n.

purposely, purposefully - Purposely means "intentionally, on purpose," while purposefully means "with a specific purpose or objective in mind."See also related terms for objective.

purposefully

purposely">purposely1. 'purposefully'

If someone does something purposefully, they do it in a way that suggests that they have a definite purpose and a strong desire to achieve this purpose.

He strode purposefully towards the barn.He walked purposefully out through the secretary's office.2. 'purposely'

If someone does something purposely, they do it deliberately, rather than by accident or chance.

They are purposely withholding information.Her voice was purposely low.

Thesaurus

Adv.

purposefully - in a purposeful manner; "he caught the motorcycles in the full glare of his headlights, braked and slipped purposefully out of the car"

Translations

有目的

purpose

(ˈpəːpəs) noun1. the reason for doing something; the aim to which an action etc is directed. What is the purpose of your visit?目的2. the use or function of an object. The purpose of this lever is to stop the machine in an emergency. 效果，作用 3. determination. a man of purpose. 意志，决心 purposeful adjective having a definite purpose. with a purposeful look on his face.有目的的ˈpurposefully adverb有目的ˈpurposeless adjective having no purpose. purposeless destruction.无目的的ˈpurposely adverb intentionally. He did it purposely to attract my attention. 特意地，故意地 ˌpurpose-ˈbuilt adjective made or built for a particular need or purpose. People who use wheelchairs sometimes live in purpose-built houses. 特意制作的，专用的 on purpose intentionally. Did you break the cup on purpose? 故意地，为了 serve a purpose to be useful in some way. 对...适合，对...有用 to no purpose with no useful results. 不得要领的，不合适的