the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
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function
what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
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goal
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
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motivation
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
