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What does on purpose mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word on purpose? Here's what it means.

Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) With purpose; intentionally; purposely.
  2. (archaic) For the purpose; for that specific reason.
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Botham is reputed to have run him out on purpose because he was scoring too slowly.
She's kept something from her, on purpose, because she was afraid it would change what she thinks of her.
Incorrect reports are mainly the results of mistakes or misjudgments, and are seldom made on purpose.
The other issue Jon raises is knowing whether people were shot by accident or on purpose.
You had to quickly say sorry or it was likely to explode into some sort of stupidness as if you did it on purpose.
Does anybody realise that buses actually drive through the traffic jams or are they coming late on purpose just to annoy you?

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