sake
∞
3.4
- noun
- /seɪk/
:
propósito
- Certainly, in the short term, for the sake of foreign currency and appearances, little will change.
- for the sake of art
- for one's own sake
- for the sake of brevity
He said, Paul, God, for your own sake, don't say anything.
- He said, Paul, God, for your own sake, don't say anything.
- Is it just for variety's sake or is he?
- Just thinking for thinking's sake is just thinking.
- But they were destroyed nonetheless for the sheer sake of enjoyment and entertainment.
- But seeking money for its own sake is it is a dead end.
- And just for your time's sake, I'm going to give you some time stamps.
- But I think for tradition's sake, we should put a little on the last wing.
- And she said, yeah, for your sake, I hope you like it.
- We, for argument's sake, we'll start.
- But that's that's just out of sake for my own well-being.
- None of my business, for God's sake, just don't.
- They want the killer's babies, for God's sake, but they don't.
- Let's just keep going for cost, for convenience sake, just because we can.
- We can work with that, but for the therapist's sake, I don't know.
- Not just for men's sake, for your sake, your sake.
Examples
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They postponed the meeting for the sake of preventing further misunderstandings.
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Not just for her own sake, but you know what she did next.
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Instead, explore many methods and use the various tools for the sake of your own learning.
Academic text (2012) -
For you, for your sake, you should be grateful.
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A joint investigation must take place for the sake of the child, however unlikely you feel it to be.
Academic text (2011) -
Find a cure, not only for her sake, but for the next time this insidious disease appears.
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Either a being's interests matter for their own sake or they don't.
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TPAC brings it all together, not for technologies' sake, but in service of meaningful teaching and learning.
Academic text (2012) -
I consistently sacrifice my own needs and desires for the sake of pleasing others.
Academic text (2015) -
She decided to move to a bigger house for the sake of her children's comfort.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
The reason something is done or made
248
3.3
To help someone or something
55
2.9
To do something to help someone or something
Idioms
- Informal
10
7.6
Say it when you are annoyed to ask someone to do or stop something
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sake meaning 'purpose' comes from an old English word sacu that meant 'cause' or 'reason'. So, 'for the sake of' means 'for the reason or benefit of'.