Definition
On purpose; deliberately or intentionally.
Etymology
From 'a-' (on) + 'purpose,' an archaic or dialectal form of the phrase 'on purpose.' Rarely used in modern English except in specialized contexts.
Kelly Says
This word shows how English used to structure phrases differently—instead of 'on purpose,' people said 'apurpose,' similar to how we still say 'afoot' or 'aflame'!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምርጫ አይደለም
mir-cha ay-de-lem
ARالعربية
بدون غرض
bil-a-ghur-d
BNবাংলা
উদ্দেশ্য ছাড়া
ud-deshya chhar-a
CSČeština
bez účelu
bez oo-chelu
DADansk
uden formål
oo-den for-maal
DEDeutsch
ohne Zweck
ohn-e tsvayk
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς σκοπό
chori skopo
ESEspañol
sin propósito
sin pro-POS-i-toh
FAفارسی
بدون هدف
be-doun he-fa
FISuomi
ilman tarkoitusta
il-man tar-koi-tus-ta
FRFrançais
sans but
san boo
GUGU
ઉદ્દેશ નથી
ud-desh ni thi
HEעברית
ללא מטרה
le-la met-rah
HIहिन्दी
बिना उद्देश्य
bina ud-deshya
HUMagyar
cél nélkül
ce-l no-l-l
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa tujuan
tan-pa tu-juan
IGIG
bụrụ ụdị
bu-ru oo-dee
ITItaliano
senza scopo
sen-za SKO-po
JA日本語
目的がない
mokuteki ga nai
KKKK
мақсат жоқ
maq-sat joq
KMKM
មិនមែនគោល
min ma-en koh-l
KO한국어
목적이 없다
mokjeogi eopda
MRMR
उद्देश नसल्याने
ud-desh naslya-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa tujuan
tan-pa tu-juan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတော်မရှိ
che-zu taw ma-hsi
NLNederlands
zonder doel
zon-der doel
NONorsk
uten hensikt
oo-ten hen-sikt
PAPA
ਉਦੇਸ਼ ਨਹੀਂ
ud-desh nahin
PLPolski
bez celu
bez ce-luh
PTPortuguês
sem propósito
sem pro-POH-zi-toh
RORomână
fără scop
fa-ra skop
RUРусский
без цели
bez tseli
SVSvenska
utan syfte
oo-tan sh-fte
SWKiswahili
bila kusudi
bi-la ku-soo-di
TAதமிழ்
நோக்கமின்றி
no-kam-in-ree
TEతెలుగు
उद्దేశం లేకుండా
ud-desham le-ku-n-da
THไทย
ไม่มีจุดประสงค์
mai mi chut pra-song
TLTL
walang layunin
wa-lang lay-oo-nin
TRTürkçe
amacsız
ah-mah-siz
UKУкраїнська
без мети
bez mety
URاردو
غرض کے بغیر
ghur-r-e-ke ba-gir
VITiếng Việt
không có mục đích
khong co muc dich
YOYO
kò ní àwọn
ko ni awon