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How to pronounce purpose in English

Purpose
/'pɜrpəs/

Examples from movies with Purpose

If that thy bent of love be honourable, thy purpose marriage,
Romeo + Juliet - 1,000 Times Goodnight
The sole purpose of life has been to
Lucy - A Higher Purpose
There was no higher purpose.
Lucy - A Higher Purpose
Gump! What's your sole purpose in this Army?
Forrest Gump - Bubba on Shrimp
The purpose of my being in this room is to save the realm
Robin Hood - Queen in the Making
and revealed God's special purpose for our family.
Frailty - A Vision From God
I thought there was some purpose to all of this.
Knowing - Solar Flare
God's will has a purpose, but we may not know it.
A Knight's Tale - My Foxy Lady
They are the true purpose of this experiment.
Insurgent - We're The Solution
And for what? What's the purpose of that?
Hard Sell - Uncool
I get into trouble at school, on purpose.
Split - Hedwig's First Kiss
Its sole purpose is the training and conditioning of professional killers.
Hitman - A Gut Bomb
and programmed for one purpose - to kill.
Hitman - A Gut Bomb
So you see, my dear, you've abased yourself to no purpose.
Gone with the Wind - Abasing Herself
What do we have? We have intelligence, we have a sense of purpose,
Wild Wild West - 80 Foot Tarantula

Audio pronunciation of Purpose

American pronunciation

Purpose pronounced by Ivy (child, girl)
Purpose pronounced by Joanna (female)
Purpose pronounced by Kendra (female)
Purpose pronounced by Kimberly (female)
Purpose pronounced by Salli (female)
Purpose pronounced by Joey (male)
Purpose pronounced by Justin (child, boy)
Purpose pronounced by Matthew (male)

British pronunciation

Purpose pronounced by Amy (female)
Purpose pronounced by Emma (female)
Purpose pronounced by Brian (male)