Polyglot Dictionary

propósito

/pɾoˈpɔzitu/

o noun B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os propósitos

Meaning

  1. purpose

    • Qual é o propósito?

      What's the purpose?

N Category Idea Concreteness Abstract Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

finalidade

finalidade is more formal or functional, the purpose of an object or policy; propósito is more personal, one's own purpose or intention.

Similar in other languages

German

Zweck

Zweck is the German word for the same thing — both mean "purpose."

Spanish

designio

designio is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "purpose."

Spanish

finalidad

finalidad is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "purpose."

Practice

1 What does propósito mean?

2 Fill the gap: Qual é o ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches propósito?

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