purposefully

/ˈpɝpəsfəɫi/ adv

In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.

Word Origin 'Purpose' comes from Old French 'porpos', from Latin 'pro-' (forward) and 'pausare' (to pause, place)—so it's what you set before yourself, your aim. 'Purposefully' adds -ful (full of) and -ly (in a manner of), meaning acting with full intention. The same root 'pausare' gives us 'pose' (place oneself) and 'proposal' (something put forward). The idea of placing forward is key.

adv In a purposeful (“intentional”) manner: intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately.

He purposefully avoided making eye contact with his ex at the party.

(副词) 故意地;有意地;蓄意地

他在派对上故意避免与前女友进行眼神接触。

(adverbio) a propósito; intencionalmente; deliberadamente; adrede; de propósito [De manera propositiva («intencional»): intencionalmente, a propósito, deliberadamente.]

**Deliberadamente** evitó hacer contacto visual con su ex en la fiesta.

(adverbe) exprès; délibérément; intentionnellement; volontairement; de propos délibéré [De manière délibérée et intentionnelle, exprès, volontairement.]

Il a délibérément évité de croiser le regard de son ex à la soirée.

(Adverb) absichtlich; vorsätzlich; bewusst [absichtlich, mit klarer Absicht; nicht zufällig, sondern bewusst so gehandelt.]

Er vermied **purposefully** den Blickkontakt mit seiner Ex-Freundin auf der Party.

(副詞) 意図的に、わざと。

彼はパーティーで元恋人と目が合わないように、わざと避けていた。

(advérbio) de propósito; intencionalmente; deliberadamente; propositalmente [De maneira intencional ("proposital"): intencionalmente, de propósito, deliberadamente.]

Ele propositalmente evitou fazer contato visual com sua ex na festa.

adv In a purposeful (“resolute, determined”) manner: resolutely, determinedly.

She walked purposefully toward the podium, ready to deliver her speech.

(副词) 坚定地;果断地;毅然

她坚定地走向讲台,准备发表演讲。

(adverbio) con determinación; con resolución; resolutamente; decididamente; tenazmente [De manera propositiva («resoluta, determinada»): con resolución, con determinación.]

Caminó **decididamente** hacia el podio, lista para dar su discurso.

(adverbe) résolument; avec détermination; avec résolution; d'un pas résolu [Avec détermination et résolution, d'une manière résolue et décidée.]

Elle marchait d'un pas résolu vers la tribune, prête à prononcer son discours.

(Adverb) zielstrebig; entschlossen; mit fester Absicht [auf eine entschlossene, zielstrebige Weise; mit fester Absicht und ohne Zögern.]

Sie schritt **purposefully** zum Podium, bereit, ihre Rede zu halten.

(副詞) 決意を固めて、断固とした様子で。

彼女は強い決意を込めて演台に向かい、スピーチを行う準備が整っていた。

(advérbio) determinadamente; resolutamente; com firmeza; com determinação [De maneira propositada ("resoluta, determinada"): resolutamente, determinadamente.]

Ela caminhou resolutamente em direção ao pódio, pronta para fazer seu discurso.

Word parts: purpose + ful + ly

Common collocations

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