"to this end" meaning in All languages combined

See to this end on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to this end, {{en-PP}} to this end
  1. To achieve the previously specified goal. Translations (achieve the previously specified goal): 為此 (Chinese Mandarin), 为此 (wèicǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), tässä tarkoituksessa (Finnish), dans ce but (French), pour ce faire (French), à cette fin (French), hierzu (German), a tal fine (Italian), ad hoc (Latin), para tanto (Portuguese), para tal (Portuguese), ради этого (radi etovo) (Russian), для этого (dlja etovo) (Russian), bu amaçla (Turkish)
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
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          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
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          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
          "word": "a tal fine"
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          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
          "word": "ad hoc"
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        {
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
          "word": "para tanto"
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          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "achieve the previously specified goal",
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          "roman": "radi etovo",
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          "word": "для этого"
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