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14 / 05 / 2013

ON PURPOSE: meaning and examples

Good morning!

Today's expression is: ON PURPOSE

It means: intentionally. When you do something on purpose, you know that you are doing it or you have a specific reason for doing it, even though the action may seem strange or inappropriate to others.

Example 1:
I arrived late to the party on purpose because I didn't want to be the first person there.

Example 2:
Bobby knocked over the glass of water on purpose. He wanted to create a distraction.

You can find more expressions with the word PURPOSE if you look at the Daily Vitamin Archive from 07/03/2006.


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