to what end

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to what end

adverb to what ends

For what purpose, what for, why. They put so much effort into it, but to what end?

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adv for what purpose

Français	dans quel but, pour quoi faire, à quelle fin
Русский	к чему́ k čemú, заче́м začém

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@misc{to_what_end_2026,
  title = {to what end},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/to%20what%20end},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}