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to what end

to what end adverb: for what purpose, what for, why.

Adverb

to what end

  1. For what purpose, what for, why.
    • They put so much effort into it, but to what end?
    • To what end are you spending so much time reading the newspaper?

Forms of to what end

alternative formto what ends

Questions about to what end

What does to what end mean?
To what end means for what purpose, what for, why.
What part of speech is to what end?
To what end is an adverb.

Words near to what end in the dictionary

  1. to those it may concern
  2. to time
  3. to top it off
  4. to wake the dead
  5. to what do I owe the pleasure
  6. to what end
  7. to whom it may concern
  8. to whom this may concern
  9. to wisse
  10. to wit
  11. to write home about

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