How to Pronounce "for all intents and purposes"
expression
for-ALL in-TENTS and PER-puh-siz
for-AWL in-TENTS and PUR-puh-siz
Definition
This expression means 'in every practical sense' or 'basically', even if something is not technically or officially true.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɔɹ/, /fɝ/, /fɹɝ/ /ˈɔɫ/ /ˌɪnˈtɛnts/ /ˈænd/, /ənd/ /ˈpɝpəsəz/, /ˈpɝpəsɪz
British English
fˈɔː/ /ˈɔːl/ /ɪntˈɛnts/ /ˈænd/ /pˈɜːpəsɪz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
for-ALL in-TENTS and PER-puh-siz
UK
for-AWL in-TENTS and PUR-puh-siz
Listen in Context
For all intents and purposes, the two computers are the same.
For all intents and purposes, the store is closed after 8 p.m.
He is, for all intents and purposes, the leader of the team.
The rules say one thing, but for all intents and purposes, nobody follows them.