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Princeton's WordNet

  1. intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by designadverb

    with intention; in an intentional manner

    "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"

Wikipedia

  1. On Purpose

    On Purpose is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter from her second studio album Evolution (2016), served as the opening track of the album. The track was written by Carpenter and its producer Ido Zmishlany. The song was released by Hollywood Records as the lead single from Evolution and it was premiered on July 29, 2016. "On Purpose" is a midtempo piano pop song with a tropical house chorus. In the song, Carpenter talks about a relationship that was not supposed to happen. It was accompanied by a music video directed by James Miller premiered on her Vevo channel on August 12, 2016. It featured Carpenter walking and touring London and Madrid.

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  1. on purpose

    "On purpose" refers to doing something intentionally, deliberately, or consciously, rather than by accident or mistake. It indicates that an action was planned or thought out in advance, carried out with a specific aim or goal in mind.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of on purpose in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of on purpose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of on purpose in a Sentence

  1. Cynthia Ozick:

    To want to be what one can be is purpose in life.

  2. Chicago Cubs:

    We did not hit their guy on purpose at all, that was an absolute mistake. There's no malicious intent whatsoever on Dan Haren's part. None.

  3. Osho, My Way: The Way of The White Clouds:

    Your existence is so tiny.You cannot fight,you cannot conquer. It is impossible to conceive how an individual unit can conquer the whole.And if the whole is purposeless and you are with purpose,you are going to be defeated.

  4. Kim Jiwon:

    The purpose of our report is basically to reveal the human rights violations that have taken place within North Korea’s penal systems. (It) finds that even 10 years after the UN established a Commission of Inquiry there still is systematic and widespread human rights violations.

  5. Shelene Etchison:

    There is a sudden loss of community, identity, purpose, you go from an organization where literally your squad leader or whoever's in charge of you, their job is to have personal accountability of you every day.


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