Hyphenation of purpose

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word purpose? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

pur-pose

Definitions of purpose:

1.	An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions His intent was to provide a new translation Good intentions are not enough It was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs He made no secret of his designs
2.	What something is used for The function of an auger is to bore holes Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
3.	The quality of being determined to do or achieve something Firmness of purpose His determination showed in his every movement He is a man of purpose
4.	Propose or intend I aim to arrive at noon
5.	Reach a decision He resolved never to drink again

Synonyms of purpose:

noun	intent, intention, aim, design, goal, end
noun	function, role, use, utility, usefulness
noun	determination, resoluteness, firmness, resolve, resolution
verb	aim, purport, propose, intend, mean, think
verb	resolve, decide, make up one's mind, determine

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.