propósito

See also: proposito

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• proposito (pre-reform)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prōpositum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpɔ.zi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpɔ.zi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpɔ.zi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈpɔ.zi.tu/

• Hyphenation: pro‧pó‧si‧to

Noun

propósito m (plural propósitos)

1. purpose; target; aim; goal

   Synonyms: objetivo, intenção

2. purpose; motive (reason for which something is done)

   Synonyms: motivo, razão

Related terms

• proposital
• propor

Further reading

• “propósito”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “propósito”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “propósito”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “propósito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prōpositum (“that which is proposed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈposito/ [pɾoˈpo.si.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -osito
• Syllabification: pro‧pó‧si‧to

Noun

propósito m (plural propósitos)

1. purpose
2. resolution

   propósito de Año Nuevo ― New Year's resolution

Derived terms

• a propósito
• de propósito
• fuera de propósito

Further reading

• “propósito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10