Thesaurus / purport
FEEDBACKHow to use purport in a sentence
Nothing but specific experience could have given sufficient ground for a conclusion to this purport.
A SYSTEM OF LOGIC: RATIOCINATIVE AND INDUCTIVEJOHN STUART MILLBut I believe that their purport is fairly described in the sentence above in the text.
MESSAGES FROM THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWSHANDLEY C.G. MOULETo that frank purport spoke his Majesty;—and invites the Excellency Hotham to stay dinner.
HISTORY OF FRIEDRICH II. OF PRUSSIA, VOL. VII. (OF XXI.)THOMAS CARLYLEAt that moment I forgot the purport of my walk—my mother—all but the lovely object before me.
THE MYSTERIOUS WANDERER, VOL. IIISOPHIA REEVEFinally, its purport, as stated by me above, is vouched for by Captain Ware as the aide de camp.
THE BAY STATE MONTHLY, VOL. II, NO. 6, MARCH, 1885VARIOUS"I am uncertain how far I shall go to-night," said Julian, willingly misunderstanding the purport of the reply.
PEVERIL OF THE PEAKSIR WALTER SCOTTThe figures given in this Paper are estimates only, and do not purport to be final.
HOME RULEHAROLD SPENDERRead a passage from the author of your choice; grasp thoroughly its purport, but do not learn it by heart.
JOURNALISM FOR WOMENE.A. BENNETTWeyburn stated the purport of his visit, and was allowed to name an early day for the end of his term of service.
LORD ORMONT AND HIS AMINTA, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITHDuncan caught the letter from the ground, and without apology for the liberty he took, he read at a glance its cruel purport.
THE LAST OF THE MOHICANSJAMES FENIMORE COOPERSYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 23, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO PURPORT
- action
- aim
- angle
- animus
- big picture
- brainchild
- child
- conation
- conspiracy
- deliberation
- end
- enterprise
- game plan
- gimmick
- goal
- intendment
- intrigue
- lay of the land
- machination
- meaning
- notion
- object
- objective
- picture
- pitch
- plan
- play
- plot
- point
- project
- proposition
- purport
- purpose
- recipe
- reflection
- scenario
- scene
- schema
- scheme
- setup
- story
- target
- thinking
- thought
- trick
- undertaking
- view
- volition
- what's cooking
- will
- actions
- aims
- angles
- animus
- big pictures
- brainchilds
- children
- conations
- conspiracies
- deliberations
- ends
- enterprises
- game plans
- gimmicks
- goals
- intendments
- intrigues
- lay of the lands
- machinations
- meanings
- notions
- objectives
- objects
- pictures
- pitches
- plans
- plays
- plots
- points
- projects
- propositions
- purport
- purposes
- recipes
- reflections
- scenarios
- scenes
- schemas
- schemes
- setups
- stories
- targets
- thinkings
- thoughts
- tricks
- undertakings
- views
- volition
- what's cookings
- wills
- accent
- attention
- bearing
- caliber
- concern
- concernment
- consequence
- denotation
- distinction
- drift
- effect
- emphasis
- force
- gist
- gravity
- import
- influence
- interest
- materiality
- moment
- momentousness
- notability
- paramountcy
- point
- precedence
- preponderance
- preponderancy
- priority
- purport
- relevance
- sense
- seriousness
- signification
- standing
- stress
- substance
- tenor
- usefulness
- value
- weightiness
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