# on purpose

> English word · Prep_phrase

## Definitions
1. By design, as opposed to by accident; intentionally; deliberately.
2. In order to (do something); with the objective that.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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