to what end

adverb

For what purpose, what for, why.

“They put so much effort into it, but to what end?”

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Meanings

adverb

alternative to what ends

  1. For what purpose, what for, why.

    They put so much effort into it, but to what end?

    2 more examples

    To what end are you spending so much time reading the newspaper?

    She is clearly trying to deceive us, but to what end, I just can’t figure out.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
why

Translations

Finnish minkä vuoksi, mihin tarkoitukseen
  • minkä vuoksifor what purpose
  • mihin tarkoitukseenfor what purpose
French dans quel but, pour quoi faire
  • dans quel butfor what purpose
  • pour quoi fairefor what purpose
  • à quelle finfor what purpose
Hungarian milyen célból, miért
  • milyen célbólfor what purpose
  • miértfor what purpose
  • mi végrefor what purpose
  • mi célbólfor what purpose
Latin quorsum
  • quorsumfor what purpose
Polish po co
  • po cofor what purpose
Russian к чему́, заче́м
  • к чему́ (k čemú)for what purpose
  • заче́м (začém)for what purpose
Cite this entry
APA

to what end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20what%20end

MLA

“to what end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20what%20end. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to what end,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20what%20end.

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