Definition of for all intents and purposes
- Their decision to begin bombing was, for all intents and purposes, a declaration of war.
: the whole amount, quantity, or extent of
: as much as possible
: every member or individual component of
: wholly, quite
: selected as the best (as at a sport) within an area or organization
: only, exclusively
: the whole number, quantity, or amount : totality
used in such phrases as for all I know, for all I care, and for all the good it does to indicate a lack of knowledge, interest, or effectiveness
: everybody, everything
: the whole of one's possessions, resources, or energy
: other : different : atypical
: isomeric form or variety of (a specified chemical compound)
: being one of a group whose members together constitute a structural unit especially of a language
: the act or fact of intending : purpose
: the state of mind with which an act is done : volition
: a usually clearly formulated or planned intention : aim
: directed with strained or eager attention : concentrated
: having the mind, attention, or will concentrated on something or some end or purpose
: something set up as an object or end to be attained : intention
: resolution, determination
: a subject under discussion or an action in course of execution
: to propose as an aim to oneself
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