purpose
1 noun aimcuspóir masc3 aidhm fem2 what's the purpose of the trip? cén cuspóir atá leis an turas?the main purpose of the site is to share information is é príomhchuspóir an tsuímh ná eolas a roinntit achieved two purposes bhain sé dhá chuspóir amachfor what purpose? cad chuige?it serves no purpose níl aon fheidhm leis, níl aon úsáid leistheir sole purpose in doing this was ... an t-aon chúis amháin a ndearna siad é seo ná ...; an t-aon chuspóir a bhí leis seo acu ná ...it's used for the purpose of preventing crime úsáidtear é chun coireacht a choscthey came with the purpose of learning tháinig siad chun foghlaim, tháinig siad le foghlaim, tháinig siad d'fhonn foghlaimit wasn't bought for that purpose ní chuige sin a ceannaíodh éthat's his main purpose in life sin an chloch is mó ar a phaidrín 2 noun determinationdiongbháilteacht fem3 rúndaingne fem4 there was an air of purpose about them bhí cuma dhiongbháilte orthushe applied herself with purpose chuir sí chuige go diongbháiltethey had no sense of purpose bhí siad ar nós cuma liomShow full entry
3 noun reasons why sth is neededfeidhm fem2 it has no medicinal purpose níl aon fheidhm leighis leisfor the purposes of this meeting le haghaidh an chruinnithe seo, don chruinniú seofor the purposes of their report chun críche a dtuairiscethey need it for marketing purposes teastaíonn sé uathu le haghaidh cúrsaí margaíochtashe registered for tax purposes chláraigh sí chun críocha cánach