sense of purpose
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3.5
- noun
- /sɛns əv ˈpɜr.pəs/
:
sentido de propósito
- Many people find that volunteering gives them a deep sense of purpose in life.
- a clear sense of purpose
- a strong sense of purpose
- a renewed sense of purpose
that she's not living with a sense of purpose every single day
- that she's not living with a sense of purpose every single day
- You don't get that same sense of purpose from these things.
- And it's really brought a new sense of purpose to what I'm doing with this business.
- And the other one is one of them is having a sense of purpose that transcends yourself.
- It would give me a sense of purpose to fulfill my calling.
- It really stems from having a clear sense of purpose.
- Their sense of well-being will be tremendously disrupted by losing a sense of purpose to AI.
- I'm financially doing well, but I've kind of lost my sense of purpose.
- Like the service piece of it, I think really strengthens that sense of purpose.
- People are going to find ways to get together and to have a common sense of purpose and mission.
- People need that feeling of sense of purpose and trust, openness.
- There are cultural norms that wrap around the sense of purpose, cause or belief.
- Our career or our sense of purpose is a leg under the table.
- You, I feel like you people can get a sense of purpose from their work.
Examples
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These people come to their work with a clear sense of purpose or values.
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And it's really brought a new sense of purpose to what I'm doing with this business.
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And for men in particular, the sense of purpose is very important.
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People are going to find ways to get together and to have a common sense of purpose and mission.
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I think, based on my background in medicine, it gave me a greater sense of purpose.
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Without it, I would have no focus or sense of purpose in life.
Academic text (2008) -
For the first time in his life, he woke up each morning with a sense of purpose.
Fiction book (2001) -
Active people with a sense of purpose and mission are not stressed.
Academic text (1998) -
It gives my dad a great sense of purpose.
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It gave me a sense of purpose.
Synonyms
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1.6
The reason something is done or made
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1.6
A person's aim or plan for their life
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4.9
Something that has a clear purpose or value
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4.9
A clear aim and strong determination to reach it
1
6.8
The quality of having a clear goal and working toward it
Antonyms
How Purposeful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'sense' denotes a feeling or awareness and 'purpose' denotes an aim, so 'sense of purpose' straightforwardly means a feeling of having an aim. This is a common, cross-linguistic noun + of + noun pattern in English that a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to understand.
Etymology
Sense of purpose creates the image of an inner compass: sense means a feeling and purpose means a clear goal. So, it means 'feeling that you have a clear aim or direction in life'.