Purpose - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'purpose' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for reason that I've seen before include "Cause, explanation" , "Think in a logical way" , "Rational motive" , "Justification; sanity" , "Explanation for some event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The New York Times, The Daily Mail, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and The Star Tribune.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I know that purpose can be written as design)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for design that I've seen before include "Plan, drawing" , "Plan for specific purpose" , "Plot" , "Develop or prepare a plan" , "Develop a drawing or model" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The New York Times, The Daily Mail, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and The Star Tribune.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I know that purpose can be written as intent)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for intent that I've seen before include "Meaning -- determined" , "Resolved; purpose" , "Purpose; determined" , "Objective" , "Committed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The New York Times, The Daily Mail, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and The Star Tribune.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I know that purpose is a more specific form of intend)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for intend that I've seen before include "Contemplate - mean - plan" , "Aim, plan" , "Purport" , "Tinned (anag.)" , "Have as purpose or plan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The New York Times, The Daily Mail, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and The Star Tribune.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for motive that I've seen before include "Reason for doing something, say murder" , "What induces one to take a certain action" , "Reason for doing something, perhaps a crime" , "Purpose in doing something" , "Incitement to do something" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Times, The New York Times, The Daily Mail, the King Feature Syndicate, The Sunday Times, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times and The Star Tribune.

'purpose' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for aim that I've seen before include "Aspire" , "Ambition or goal" , "This is mean" , "Point (a camera)" , "Try to achieve" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Telegraph, The Times, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Washington Post and the USA Today.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I know that purpose can be written as use)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for use that I've seen before include "Operate" , "Put to a particular purpose" , "Value" , "particular church liturgy" , "Manipulate" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Telegraph, The Times, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Washington Post and the USA Today.

'purpose' is the definition.
(both can mean a goal)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for end that I've seen before include "Finish; goal" , "Aim - point - finish" , "SECOND PART OF 10" , "Final part" , "Purpose of finish" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, The Telegraph, The Times, The Mirror, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the Evening Standard, the Universal, the King Feature Syndicate, The Independent, the Sydney Morning Herald, the LA Times, The Star Tribune, The Washington Post and the USA Today.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I know that sake is a type of purpose)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sake that I've seen before include "Japanese alcoholic drink make from rice" , "Benefit - Japanese liquor" , "A cause" , "Japanese rice alcohol" , "Jap. alcoholic drink from rice; for Pete's -" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Telegraph.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I know that purpose can be written as intention)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for intention that I've seen before include "Aim, plan" , "Design" , "Aim, objective" , "goal" , "end" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Sun, The Guardian and The Telegraph.

'purpose' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for objective that I've seen before include "Goal, intent" , "Purpose" , "Dispassionate" , "for neither side" , "end" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today, The Sun, The Guardian and The Telegraph.

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