purposing

verb

Definition of purposingnext
present participle of purpose
as in intending
to have in mind as a purpose or goal I've been purposing to fix that thing for some time now

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for purposing
  1. intending
  2. planning
  3. contemplating
Verb
  • Networking is specifically about connecting with people in the same line of work—or inside and outside your industry—intending to build lasting relationships.
    Sanjay Sehgal, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Last summer, Taiwanese officials from the National Development Council announced the visa intending to attract and retain foreign digital professionals to boost Taiwan's tourism and economy, according to the local media outlet Taipei Times.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of intending
Verb
  • Watch out for lottery scams People planning to play the lottery should watch out for lottery scams.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Netflix is planning on giving plenty of gifts to its viewers on Christmas Day – as long as everything goes to plan.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Meanwhile, 61% of medical students are contemplating careers outside clinical practice, viewing medical school as a stepping stone to other fields in healthcare.
    Richard Menger MD MPA, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Over five million Syrians have been displaced abroad over the last 13 years, and many of them are now contemplating a return home.
    Karam Shaar, Foreign Affairs, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of contemplating
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near purposing

purposes

purposing

purposive

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Purposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/purposing. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

More from Merriam-Webster on purposing

Nglish: Translation of purposing for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of purposing for Arabic Speakers

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.