propósito

See also: proposito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• proposito (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Brazil) /pɾoˈpɔ.zi.tu/, [pɾoˈpɔ.zi.tu]

• IPA^(key): (Portugal) /pɾuˈpɔ.zi.tu/, [pɾuˈpɔ.zi.tu]

• Hyphenation: pro‧pó‧si‧to

Noun

propósito m (plural propósitos)

1. purpose; target; aim; goal
2. purpose; motive (reason for which something is done)

Synonyms

• (goal): objetivo, intenção
• (intention): motivo, razão

Related terms

• proposital
• propor

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prōpositum (“that which is proposed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈposito/, [pɾoˈpo.si.t̪o]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pó‧si‧to

• Audio (Colombia)

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Noun

propósito m (plural propósitos)

1. purpose
2. resolution

   propósito de Año Nuevo ― New Year's resolution

Related terms

• a propósito
• de propósito

Further reading

• “propósito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014