der Sinn und Zweck

Based on: Sinn, Zweck
Phrase
1.

the sense and purpose

(Often used in German as a strong version for "goal")
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  • Der Sinn und Zweck dieser Übung ist, Lampenfieber zu reduzieren.
  • Sense and purpose of the exercise is the reduce stage fright.(Sinn und Zweck is kind of redundant but it's pretty idiomatic and used a lot)
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Word of the Day – “der Zweck”

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Vocab: der Zweck, die Zweckehe, die Reißzwecke, bezwecken, zwecks, zwecklos

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How many meanings does the German word 'der Sinn und Zweck' have?

der Sinn und Zweck has 1 distinct meaning: 1. the sense and purpose.

What is 'der Sinn und Zweck' related to?

The word 'der Sinn und Zweck' is related to Sinn and Zweck.

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Word of the Day – “der Zweck”
A fun look at the origin and meaning of "der Zweck" and its related words.
Vocab: der Zweck, die Zweckehe, die Reißzwecke, bezwecken, zwecks, zwecklos
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