Definitions for for all intents and purposes
for all in·tents and pur·pos·es

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1. for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposesadverb

   in every practical sense

   "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"

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1. for all intents and purposesadverb

   For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect; practically speaking.

2. Etymology: 1500s, English law, originally “to all intents, constructions, and purposes” (found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547).

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1. for all intents and purposes

   "For all intents and purposes" is an idiom used to convey that in practice or in effect, if not formally acknowledged, a situation is essentially or practically the same as if the literal truth were stated. It means in nearly all important aspects, circumstances or considerations.

How to pronounce for all intents and purposes?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of for all intents and purposes in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of for all intents and purposes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of for all intents and purposes in a Sentence

1. Bill Diviney:

   Expectations were high when the military took over that they could kick-start spending quickly, but this has been difficult with the government's focus (rightly or wrongly) on constitutional reform, in hindsight, perhaps it was unrealistic to expect so much of a government that, for all intents and purposes, is a caretaker until democracy is restored.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   I think that what went right is that for all intents and purposes, Judy, I think we have won the ideological battle.

3. Nicholas Spiro:

   The markets have been yearning for a period of political stability in Turkey for quite some time now. To all intents and purposes this is the best result that the markets could expect.

4. Charles Lamb:

   The red-letter days, now become, to all intents and purposes, dead-letter days.

5. Robyn Barnard:

   A gilded cage is still a cage, there are locks on the doors, there is no freedom of movement. It is for all intents and purposes a prison.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=for all intents and purposes
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/For_All_Intents_and_Purposes
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