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sakes

sakes

3.3
Reasons or benefits people have for doing something
  • noun
  • /seɪks/
translation icon : motivos
  • Instead, we support people who want to work hard and get on, and it's for their sakes that we resolve to stay on course to prosperity.

She says for the sake of unifying the country, will you concede?

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Examples

  • What one breaks the American people to do, for all our sakes, is simply to accept our history.

  • The project was designed for the team’s sakes to ensure everyone benefits equally.

  • And then she realized that we have to do this for their sake, for the future possibilities.

  • But for everyone's sake, yours included, it is time to go.

    Megyn Kelly

  • Be it sort of putting the, the, the ball in the hole, be it, you know, building the house, whatever it might be, creating a task just for the sake of fulfilling it.

    Alex O'Connor

  • She says for the sake of unifying the country, will you concede?

    I've Had It

  • But after you're done, do yourself a favor, for the sake of your future interviews and general happy programming life, read the NP Complete chapter in CLRS.

  • We should all work together for the children’s sakes to create a better future.

  • For the sake of their own health, they decided to eat more vegetables and exercise regularly.

Synonyms

reason
vssakes
∞ 1.0

A cause or explanation for something that happened

focuses on chosen aims or benefits rather than causes or explanations
purpose
vssakes
∞ 1.6

The reason something is done or made

is broader and refers to benefits or reasons for multiple people
sake
vssakes
∞ 3.4

The purpose or reason for doing something

is the plural form used for multiple people or things
for the sake of
vssakes
248 3.3

To help someone or something

is a noun form focusing on benefits or reasons rather than actions
in the interest of
vssakes
55 2.9

To do something to help someone or something

is a noun form highlighting multiple benefits rather than a formal phrase

Surface Forms

sake singular
sakes plural

Etymology

Sakes (meaning reasons or benefits) comes from an old English word sake that meant 'cause' or 'purpose' and is the same sake in the phrase 'for the sake of'. So 'for their children's sakes' means doing something 'for the benefit of' the children.