on purpose - Longman Dictionary

on purpose meaning, definition, what is on purpose: deliberately: Learn more. onpurposeFromLongmanDictionaryofContemporaryEnglishonpurposeonpurposeDELIBERATELYdeliberatelydosomethingonpurpose  YoumakeitsoundasifIdiditonpurpose!→purposeExamplesfromtheCorpusonpurpose•ConsiderinthisconnectionthepointImadeearlierthatcomprehensionisnecessarilyincompleteanddependentonpurpose.•Ispilledmydrinkonpurpose--Ineededanexcusetoleavetheroom.•Hewasn'tthekindofbloketodoitonpurpose.•Willalwayspronouncesmynamewrong.Doyouthinkhedoesitonpurpose?•IfIthrowoneupinthezone,it'snotonpurpose.•Thefirsttimeyoustepout,whetherbyaccidentoronpurpose,awarningisimposed.•Perhapsshehadbeendroppedontohispathonpurpose.•Fireinvestigatorsbelievethefirewassetonpurpose.•Ifitwasonpurpose,theculminationofsomeevilconspiracy,wellofcourseitwillhappenagain.•Ishereallythatdumborisheactingthatwayonpurpose?•Yeah,wekeepitthatwayonpurpose.•Whetheronpurposeorbymistake,KimberlywasexchangedforthebabywhocametobeknownasArlenaTwigg. Quizzes Quizzes Takeourquickquizzestopractiseyourvocabulary. Wehavethousandsofsix-questionquizzestotry. Choosefromcollocations,synonyms,phrasalverbsandmore. Picturesoftheday Whatarethese? Clickonthepicturestocheck. Exploretopics Buddhism Nutrition Outdoor Arts Seealltopics Wordoftheday coax topersuadesomeonetodosomethingthattheydonotwanttodobytalkingtotheminakind,gentle,andpatientway