sake

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/ˈseɪk/

noun 5

Collocations

ADJ.

behind, cheap, left, old, old, other, quiet, sick

He left his job for the sake of his family's wellbeing.

VERB + SAKE

argue, began, drink, exercise, feeling, imagine, let's, trouble

For the sake of exercise, she decided to walk to work every morning.

SAKE + NOUN

argument, ecology, health, i'm, lesson, peace, tobacco, tomorrow's

For the sake of argument, let's say you were right about that decision.

PREP.

during, with

I learned to bite my tongue with the sake of keeping the peace at work.

Definitions

noun

Cause, interest or account.

For the sake of argument

Purpose or end; reason.

For old times' sake

The benefit or regard of someone or something.

Ne ãd except thoſe dayes ſhulde be ſhoꝛtened / ſhulde no fleſſe be faved: Butt foꝛ the choſens ſake thoſe dayes ſhalbe ſhoꝛtened.

When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.

Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.

And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

noun

Alternative spelling of saké.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a reason for wanting something done

interest

noun — Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice

saki

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

for Pete's sake

Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance

For Pete's sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!

for goodness' sake

Used to express frustration, exasperation, annoyance.

For goodness' sake, get off the computer! You've been on there for ages!

for fuck's sake

An expression of anger or frustration.

For fuck's sake, shut Nicola up!

for heaven's sake

Expresses frustration, exasperation, annoyance, or the urgency of an instruction.

Don't ever use the hood on your anorak; and, if you do, for heaven's sake don't pull the string tight so that you peep out like a little baby in a siren suit.

for old times' sake

An appeal to the nostalgia of prior experiences to convince someone to do something.

When gang leader Chen Xinfu was apprehended in Haikou, capital of south China’s island province of Hainan, earlier this month he told his arresting officers: “Guys, take good care

Example Bank

For the sake of argument

Wiktionary

For old times' sake

Wiktionary

Ne ãd except thoſe dayes ſhulde be ſhoꝛtened / ſhulde no fleſſe be faved: Butt foꝛ the choſens ſake thoſe dayes ſhalbe ſhoꝛtened.

Wiktionary

Your father went through all that trouble for your sake.

Tatoeba · #16920

Don't be angry with me, for I did it for your sake.

Tatoeba · #17374

Let's not argue for the sake of arguing.

Tatoeba · #19989

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