Purpose vs. Accident
Purpose and Accident Definitions
Purpose
The object toward which one strives or for which something exists; an aim or goal
Her purpose in coming here is to talk to you. The purpose of an airliner is to transport people.
Accident
An unexpected and undesirable event, especially one resulting in damage or harm
An accident on the assembly line.
Car accidents on icy roads.
Purpose
Determination; resolution
He was a man of purpose.
Accident
An unforeseen event that is not the result of intention or has no apparent cause
A series of happy accidents led to his promotion.
Purpose
To intend or resolve
"the gap between what is said and what is purposed" (Ian Donaldson).
Accident
An instance of involuntary urination or defecation.
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Purpose
The end for which something is done, is made or exists.
What is the purpose of your visit?
My purpose in coming to Egypt was simply to take it en route to the desert.
It has been my purpose to illustrate rather than to explain.
The exceptionally small gate-leg table served the purpose of a tea table admirably.
The purpose of the device is to prevent the breechblock from opening accidentally should the gun be held barrel down.
The purpose of this letter is to set the record straight.
The purpose of this book is to study the interrelationship of government and religion.
The device can be used for both civilian and military purposes.
The purpose of turning off the lights overnight is to save energy.
Accident
Lack of intention; chance
Ran into an old friend by accident.
Purpose
Function, role.
Accident
(Philosophy) An attribute of a substance that is not essential to its nature.
Purpose
(Sense of having a) meaning for existing or doing something.
Accident
An unexpected event with negative consequences occurring without the intention of the one suffering the consequences, and (in the strict sense) not directly caused by humans.
To die by an accident such as an act of God
Act of God
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Purpose
Resolution; determination.
Accident
(legal) casus; such unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as is out of the range of ordinary calculation.
Purpose
(obsolete) The subject of discourse; the point at issue.
Accident
(transportation) A collision or crash of a vehicle, aircraft, or other form of transportation that causes damage to the transportation involved; and sometimes injury or death to the transportation's occupants or bystanders in close proximity.
There was a huge accident on I5 involving 15 automobiles.
My insurance went up after the second accident in three months.
Purpose
(transitive) To have or set as one's purpose or aim; resolve to accomplish; intend; plan.
Accident
Any chance event.
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Purpose
(intransitive) To have (an) intention, purpose, or design; to intend; to mean.
Accident
(uncountable) Chance; random chance.
Purpose
To discourse.
Accident
Any property, fact, or relation that is the result of chance or is nonessential or nonsubstantive.
Beauty is an accident.
Lexical gaps are called accidental because their existence is by accident; it is not essential.
Purpose
That which a person sets before himself as an object to be reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim; design; intention; plan.
He will his firste purpos modify.
As my eternal purpose hath decreed.
The flighty purpose never is o'ertookUnless the deed go with it.
Accident
(grammar) A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, such as gender, number, or case.
Purpose
Proposal to another; discourse.
Accident
(euphemistic) An instance of incontinence.
Purpose
Instance; example.
Accident
Urine or feces excreted due to incontinence.
Purpose
To set forth; to bring forward.
Accident
(euphemistic) An unintended pregnancy.
Purpose
To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; - often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.
Did nothing purpose against the state.
I purpose to write the history of England from the accession of King James the Second down to a time which is within the memory of men still living.
Accident
A person born from an unintended pregnancy.
Taylor was our sweet little accident, and we're so glad!
Well I may be annoying but at least I'm not an accident like you are
Purpose
To have a purpose or intention; to discourse.
Accident
(geology) An irregular surface feature with no apparent cause.
Purpose
An anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions;
His intent was to provide a new translation
Good intentions are not enough
It was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
He made no secret of his designs
Accident
(geology) A sudden discontinuity of ground such as fault of great thickness, bed or lentil of unstable ground.{{cite book|
Purpose
What something is used for;
The function of an auger is to bore holes
Ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
Accident
(heraldry) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
Purpose
The quality of being determined to do or achieve something;
His determination showed in his every movement
He is a man of purpose
Accident
(transportation) Designating any form of transportation involved in an accident.
The NTSB report revealed that the accident airplane was a Cessna 172.
Purpose
Propose or intend;
I aim to arrive at noon
Accident
Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by an accident.
Of moving accidents by flood and field.
Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident:It is the very place God meant for thee.
Purpose
Reach a decision;
He resolved never to drink again
Accident
A property attached to a word, but not essential to it, as gender, number, case.
Accident
A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in a coat of arms.
Accident
A property or quality of a thing which is not essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute.
Accident
Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident.
This accident, as I call it, of Athens being situated some miles from the sea.
Accident
Unusual appearance or effect.
Accident
A mishap; especially one causing injury or death
Accident
Anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause
