to all intents and purposes

Meaning

1. Oxford100% of films

   in the effects that sth has, if not in reality; almost completely

   That Yuri was sent here by the KGB while he was in his teens and for all intents and purposes, he can pass as an American.

   Bella this is Esme My mother for all intents and purposes

In the movies · 2

• Bella this is Esme My mother for all intents and purposesTwilight2008
• That Yuri was sent here by the KGB while he was in his teens and for all intents and purposes, he can pass as an American.No Way Out1987
• To all intents and purposes, this thing's a bomb on wheels.Rush2013
• He, for all intents and purposes, is now you.Source Code2011
• For all intents and purposes, Summer Finn, just another girl.500 Days of Summer2009