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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. in every practical sense;
- Example: "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"
- Example: "the rest are for all practical purposes useless"
[syn: for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Intent \In*tent"\, n. [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose, OF. entente, F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial noun, fr. F. & OF. entendre. See Intend.] The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim. [1913 Webster] Be thy intents wicked or charitable. --Shak. [1913 Webster] The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the laws of duties supernatural. --Hooker. [1913 Webster] To all intents and purposes, in all applications or senses; practically; really; virtually; in essence; essentially. "He was miserable to all intents and purpose." --L'Estrange. Syn: Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport; view; drift; object; end; aim; plan. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

to all intents and purposes adv 1: in every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" [syn: for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, for all intents and purposes]