purpose (v.) Copy link Outline 1. prōpōno, 3; alone, and with animo, usu. foll. by direct acc.2. expr. by ănĭmus, in various special phrr.3. expr. by consĭlium est, with dat. of subject4. cōgĭto, 1 (esp. in familiar lang., to be thinking of doing something)5. tendo, more freq., intendo, 3; alone or with animo6. perh. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (to be about anything)7. in stronger sense8. stătŭo, 3 • purpose (v.): also, archaicé, to be purposed: 1. prōpōno, 3; alone, and with animo, usu. foll. by direct acc.: having accomplished what he had p.d, consecutus id quod animo proposuerat, Caes. B. G. 7, 47: also, as impers. pass., propositum est, with dat. of subject; the thing purposed in nom.; or expr. by inf.: also by ut and subj.: although that was not what I originally p.d, cum id mihi propositum initio non fuisset, Cic. Q. F. 1, 1, 6: this is what I p. doing, propositum est hoc mihi facere, id. Brut. 6: with ut, propositum est, ut eloquentiam meam perspicias, ib. 92. Later as v. intrans. foll. by infin.: Paul p.d to go, etc., proposuit Paulus ire Ierosolymam, Vulg. Act. xix. 21: propositum habeo, v. purpose, subst. 2. expr. by ănĭmus, in various special phrr.: e. g. in animo alicui esse, in animo habere: v. preced. art. (6). (Somewhat different is, indūco animum or in animum, to bring oneself to; prevail on oneself to do something; implying some difficulty in the way.) 3. expr. by consĭlium est, with dat. of subject: I p. to do so, consilium est ita facere, Pl. Mil. 2, 3, 73: I p. to wait, exspectare c. est, Cic. Att. 5, 5. 4. cōgĭto, 1 (esp. in familiar lang., to be thinking of doing something): I p. going to Antium, Antium me recipere cogito, Cic. Att. 2, 9, extr.: they were p.ing to attack ..., cogitabant adoriri, Caes. B. G. 3, 24. 5. tendo, more freq., intendo, 3; alone or with animo: with acc. of thing: cf. Cic. Ph. 10, 4, si C. Antonius quod animo intenderat (what he had p.d), perficere potuisset: also with inf., whither they had p.d going, quo ire intenderant, Sall. J. 107. Less freq. reflect. with in; cf. intendere se in rem, Quint. 4, 1, 39: cf. to intend. 6. perh. ăgo, ēgi, actum, 3 (to be about anything): cf. Cic. Mur. 38, 82, id quod et agunt et moliuntur, they are both p.ing and planning. Esp. as freq. ăgĭto, 1; with animo or mente: ag. in animo bellum, Liv. 21, 2: also with inf., ut mente agitaret bellum renovare (p.d renewing the war), Nep. Ham. 1. Poet. my mind is p.ing, mens agitat mihi, with inf., Virg. Aen. 9, 187: alone, ag. fugam, ib. 2, 640; what Fortune may p., quae agitet fortuna, ib. 3, 609. 7. in stronger sense: destĭno, 1 (to fix definitely, decide upon an objective point): without accomplishing what he had p.d, infectis iis, quae agere destinaverat, Caes. B. C. 1, 33, fin. 8. stătŭo, 3: Join: statuere et deliberare (to p. and determine): e. g. iste certe statuerat ac deliberaverat non adesse, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 1, init.: habeo statutum cum animo ac deliberatum, ib. 3, 41, 95. Comps. (1). constituo, 3 (stronger than simple verb): with inf., I hear that Pompey p.s ..., audio constitutum esse Pompeio in Siciliam me mittere, Cic. Att. 7, 7: with ut and subj., I had p.d remaining, constitueram ut pridie Idus Aquini manerem, ib. 16, 10: (2). instĭtuo, 3 (usu. implying an actual commencement, according to plan): cf. institui Topica conscribere, id. Fam. 7, 19. See also, to determine, intend, resolve.