for all intents and purposes
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- to all intents and purposes (UK)
- sometimes misconstructed as "for all intensive purposes" or "for all intrinsic purposes".
Etymology[edit]
1500s, English law, originally “to all intents, constructions, and purposes” (found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547).
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect
- Synonyms: practically, for all practical purposes, in practice
- For all intents and purposes the case is closed.
- This treaty, for all intents and purposes, is no longer viable.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
for every functional purpose
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