for all intents and purposes

== English == === Alternative forms === to all intents and purposes (UK) eggcorns (mishearings due to unfamiliarity with the word intent): for all (intensive/intrinsic/intense/intense and/intended/etc.) purposes. === Etymology === From the 16th century English-law phrase “to all intents, constructions, and purposes”, which is found in an act adopted under Henry VIII in 1547. === Prepositional phrase === for all intents and purposes For every functional purpose; in every practical sense; in every important respect Synonyms: practically, for all practical purposes, in practice ==== Synonyms ==== effectively, essentially, in essence, in effect, practically, virtually ==== Translations ====