for nothing en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Meanings
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(not-comparable) For free.
I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity.
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(not-comparable) For no reason. ▸ In vain, uselessly, wastefully, or pointlessly.
I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a drawer without reading it!
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(not-comparable) For no reason. ▸ Without cause or without due cause.
A: Then he walked up to me and shoved me. B: What the hell? What for? A: For nothing!
A: Then she filed suit against the restaurant. B: What the hell? For what? A: For nothing! Not so much for allegedly being negligent as for having some money that she might shake down!
Antonyms
not for nothing · with good reason
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Synonyms
Translations (43)
ar من دون مقابل (1. for free) · fi suotta (2. for no reason) · mhr арамлан (2. for no reason) · nl voor saus (2. for no reason) · mhr арамеш (2. for no reason) · izh turhaa (2. for no reason) · ota بداوا (1. for free) · es de balde (2. for no reason) · fi ilmaiseksi (1. for free) · gd an-asgaidh (1. for free) · ru зря (1. for free) · fi turhaan (2. for no reason) · ru и́з-за пустяка́ (2. for no reason) · fr en pure perte (2. for no reason) · de für nichts (2. for no reason) · fr pour rien (2. for no reason) · ang on īdel (2. for no reason) · la grātīs (1. for free) · fi tyhjän takia (2. for no reason) · es por las huevas (2. for no reason) · nl voor niets (2. for no reason) · ru да́ром (1. for free) · mhr арам (2. for no reason) · es por las puras brevas (2. for no reason) · ru понапра́сну (2. for no reason) · mi utukore (1. for free) · pl na marne (2. for no reason) · zdj ɓure (2. for no reason) · pdt vejäfs (2. for no reason) · ru впусту́ю (1. for free) · es por las puras (2. for no reason) · ru без по́льзы (1. for free) · la nēquīquam (2. for no reason) · de für umsonst (1. for free) · nl voor niets (1. for free) · de umsonst (2. for no reason) · es por las puras huevas (2. for no reason) · la frustrā (2. for no reason) · es por gusto (2. for no reason) · es de momio (2. for no reason) · de umsonst (1. for free) · ru напра́сно (2. for no reason) · pl za darmo (1. for free)