Purposely Meaning in English

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释义

In a way that is done on purpose or intentionally, not by accident.

用法与细微差别

'Purposely' is slightly more formal than 'on purpose', but both mean doing something intentionally. Do not confuse with 'purposefully', which can also mean with determination, not just intention. Common mistake: mixing 'purposely' and 'purposefully'.

• Spanish: a propósito - intencionalmente
• Portuguese (BR): de propósito - intencionalmente
• Portuguese (PT): propositadamente - intencionalmente
• Chinese (Simplified): 故意地 - 有意地
• Chinese (Traditional): 故意地 - 有意地
• Hindi: जानबूझकर - इरादतन
• Arabic: عن عمد - بقصد
• Bengali: ইচ্ছাকৃতভাবে - জেনে-শুনে
• Russian: нарочно - умышленно
• Japanese: わざと - 意図的に
• Vietnamese: cố tình - có chủ ý
• Korean: 일부러 - 고의로
• Turkish: bilerek - kasten
• Urdu: جان بوجھ کر - قصداً
• Indonesian: dengan sengaja - dengan maksud

例句

He purposely left the door open.

basic

She purposely ignored my message.

basic

The boy purposely broke the toy.

basic

Are you saying he did it purposely?

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She spilled her coffee purposely to leave the meeting.

natural

I don't think he forgot your birthday purposely.

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