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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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Does anybody realise that buses actually drive through the traffic jams or are they coming late on purpose just to annoy you?
That one can mishear on purpose is somewhat surprising, because it would not pass the test.
You had to quickly say sorry or it was likely to explode into some sort of stupidness as if you did it on purpose.
Somehow, possibly accidentally on purpose, this festival seems to have managed to almost totally exclude the student body.
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.

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