Definition of «apparent purpose»

The apparent purpose refers to something that appears to be intended for a particular reason, but may not necessarily be the true or actual intention. It is what seems to be the aim or objective based on outward appearances or evidence, even if it does not fully reveal the underlying motivation or goal.

Sentences with «apparent purpose»

There are four shoulder buttons added on to the handheld; their only apparent purpose being to change the display's aspect ratio. (retrovolve.com)
For those who have had experience dealing with them, the mere mention of consultants will conjure the image of insipid, economic parasites whose sole apparent purpose of existence is to bleed companies dry while implementing large - scale redundancies. (politics.co.uk)
It has nearly as little functionality as Dear Esther, but has a clear and apparent purpose from the start. (heypoorplayer.com)
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