| sake | | |
| interest, sake | (n.) | a reason for wanting something done.; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" |
| rice beer, sake, saki | (n.) | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot. |
| sake | (n.) | the purpose of achieving or obtaining.; "for the sake of argument" |
| objective | | |
| aim, object, objective, target | (n.) | the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable).; "the sole object of her trip was to see her children" |
| object glass, object lens, objective, objective lens | (n.) | the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed. |
| nonsubjective, objective | (adj.) | undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena.; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence" |
| accusative, objective | (adj.) | serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes.; "objective case"; "accusative endings" |
| documentary, objective | (adj.) | emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation.; "objective art" |
| objective | (adj.) | belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events.; "objective benefits"; "an objective example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind" |
| purpose | | |
| aim, design, intent, intention, purpose | (n.) | an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions.; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs" |
| function, purpose, role, use | (n.) | what something is used for.; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" |
| determination, purpose | (n.) | the quality of being determined to do or achieve something; firmness of purpose.; "his determination showed in his every movement"; "he is a man of purpose" |
| aim, propose, purport, purpose | (v.) | propose or intend.; "I aim to arrive at noon" |
| purpose, resolve | (v.) | reach a decision.; "he resolved never to drink again" |
| intention | | |
| intention | (n.) | (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal.; "his intentions are entirely honorable" |
| intention | (n.) | an act of intending; a volition that you intend to carry out.; "my intention changed once I saw her" |
| desire | | |
| desire | (n.) | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state. |
| desire | (n.) | an inclination to want things.; "a man of many desires" |
| desire | (n.) | something that is desired. |
| desire, want | (v.) | feel or have a desire for; want strongly.; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room" |
| desire, hope, trust | (v.) | expect and wish.; "I trust you will behave better from now on"; "I hope she understands that she cannot expect a raise" |
| desire | (v.) | express a desire for. |
| intent | | |
| intent, purport, spirit | (n.) | the intended meaning of a communication. |
| absorbed, captive, engrossed, enwrapped, intent, wrapped | (adj.) | giving or marked by complete attention to.; "that engrossed look or rapt delight"; "then wrapped in dreams"; "so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"; "rapt with wonder"; "wrapped in thought" |
| motive | | |
| motivation, motive, need | (n.) | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" |
| motif, motive | (n.) | a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music. |
| motif, motive | (n.) | a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration. |
| motive, motor | (adj.) | causing or able to cause motion.; "a motive force"; "motive power"; "motor energy" |
| motivating, motivative, motive | (adj.) | impelling to action.; "it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"; "motive pleas"; "motivating arguments" |
| goal | | |
| end, goal | (n.) | the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it.; "the ends justify the means" |
| destination, finish, goal | (n.) | the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey).; "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" |
| goal | (n.) | game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points. |
| goal | (n.) | a successful attempt at scoring.; "the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play" |
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