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for all intents and purposes

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
for al-l in-tents and pur-pos-es
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
5
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect

Example Sentences

Etymology

From the 16ᵗʰ century English-law phrase “to all intents, constructions, and purposes”, which is found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547.

Inflected Forms

to all intents and purposes (alternative) eggcorns (alternative) intensive (alternative) intrinsic (alternative) intense (alternative) intense and (alternative) intended (alternative)

Synonyms

practically for all practical purposes in practice effectively essentially in essence in effect virtually

Questions

What does for all intents and purposes mean?
For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect
Where does for all intents and purposes come from?
From the 16ᵗʰ century English-law phrase “to all intents, constructions, and purposes”, which is found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547.

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