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For what purpose, what for, why.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They put so much effort into it, but to what end?
- To what end are you spending so much time reading the newspaper?
- She is clearly trying to deceive us, but to what end, I just can’t figure out.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
minkä vuoksi
— for what purpose
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Finnish:
mihin tarkoitukseen
— for what purpose
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French:
dans quel but
— for what purpose
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French:
pour quoi faire
— for what purpose
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French:
à quelle fin
— for what purpose
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Hungarian:
milyen célból
— for what purpose
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Hungarian:
miért
— for what purpose
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Hungarian:
mi végre
— for what purpose
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Hungarian:
mi célból
— for what purpose
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Latin:
quorsum
— for what purpose
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Polish:
po co
— for what purpose
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Russian:
к чему́
(k čemú)
— for what purpose
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Russian:
заче́м
(začém)
— for what purpose
