The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
1. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effect of temperature on plant growth. 2. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the budget for the upcoming fiscal year.
1. "The purpose of our lives is to be happy." Dalai Lama 2. "The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience." Eleanor Roosevelt