purposely
gb/pˈɚpəsli/ us/pˈɚpəsli/
B2
Inglese
~ 8500
Accezioni
0 accezioni
adverb
B2
property
1
deliberately, not by accident
In a planned way, not by accident.
Schema d'uso:
to do [something] purposely
Errore comune:
Learners often confuse "purposely" with "purposefully." "Purposely" means "on purpose" or "intentionally" (He purposely broke the window = He did it on purpose). "Purposefully" usually means "in a determined or focused way" (She walked purposefully to the door = She walked in a strong, decided way). Learners also sometimes say *"by purpose"* instead of the correct phrase "on purpose."
Sinonimi
intentionally (Very close in meaning; the most common neutral alternative in both speech and writing.)
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deliberately (Emphasizes careful thought or planning a bit more than "purposely.")
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on purpose (Common, informal everyday phrase; sounds more conversational than "purposely.")
Contrari
accidentally (Describes something happening by chance, without planning, which is the opposite of doing it purposely.)
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unintentionally (Stresses that there was no plan or wish to cause the result, opposite of an action done with purpose.)
Collocazioni
purposely ignore
|purposely avoid
|purposely break
|purposely mislead
|purposely damage
|do it purposely
Temi
daily life
|behavior
|thinking
|core_vocabulary
Esempi
- He purposely ignored my emails for a week.
- The company was fined for purposely misleading customers about the product’s safety.
- She purposely arrived late to make a point.
- I didn’t bump into you purposely; someone pushed me.
- The witness had purposely left out important details from his story.
Esempi per chi studia
- He spoke slowly and purposely so everyone could understand.
- She purposely did not answer the question.
- They purposely broke the rule to see what would happen.
- I did not do it purposely; it was a mistake.
- The boy purposely hit the ball into the window.
Grammatica
Forma base
purposely
IPA
GB/pˈɚpəsli/
US/pˈɚpəsli/
Sillabe e accento
pur - posely (2 sillabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (pur)
Forme flesse
Noun
- Base: purposely
- Plural: purposelies
Famiglia di parole
Forms
purposelies
noun
Core family
Related words
multipurpose
adjective
repurpose
verb
Negative and opposite forms
purposeless
adjective
purposelessly
adverb
Advanced or less common
purposive
adjective
purposively
adverb
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