for all intents and purposes
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- to all intents and purposes (UK)
- sometimes misconstructed as "for all intensive purposes" or "for all intrinsic purposes".
Etymology edit
1500s, English law, originally “to all intents, constructions, and purposes” (found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547).
Prepositional phrase edit
- For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect
- Synonyms: practically, for all practical purposes, in practice
- For all intents and purposes the case is closed.
- This treaty, for all intents and purposes, is no longer viable.
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
for every functional purpose
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