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Definition: (adjective) having the skill and knowledge needed for a particular task; capable
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purpose

noun
  1. The proper activity of a person or thing: function, job, role, task. See do
  2. What one intends to do or achieve: aim, ambition, design, end, goal, intent, intention, mark, meaning, object, objective, point, target, view, why. Idioms: end in view, why and wherefore. See planned, purpose
  3. Unwavering firmness of character, action, or will: decidedness, decision, decisiveness, determination, firmness, purposefulness, resoluteness, resolution, resolve, toughness, will, willpower. See certain, strong
verb
To have in mind as a goal or purpose: aim, contemplate, design, intend, mean 1, plan, project, propose, target. Regional: mind. See planned, purpose

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