for the sake of en · ADP
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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Because of; out of consideration for; in the interest of.
The full title of the unified system, the South Eastern & London, Chatham & Dover Railways, was decidedly cumbersome, and for the sake of convenience was shortened to the South Eastern & Chatham Railway.
1958 November 14, “The Why and the Wherefore: South Eastern & Chatham Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 809:We also want to stress that analytical reading is hardly ever necessary if your goal in reading is simply information or entertainment. Analytical reading is preeminently for the sake of understanding.
1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 19:Release this man, for the sake of justice!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| for sake of | alternative | lexicographic | |
| for something's sake | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
for pity's sake · for goodness' sake · for heaven's sake · for Pete's sake · for Christ's sake · for God's sake · for fuck's sake · for mercy's sake
Translations (82)
hy խաթեր (because of) · uk для (because of) · ga ar scáth (because of) · ru ра́ди (because of) · pl dla (because of) · ko 을 위해서 (because of) · tr uğruna (because of) · ga as ucht (because of) · gd airson (because of) · ajp عشان (because of) · sk kvôli (because of) · ja ...のために (because of) · ca permor de (a) (because of) · be зара́дзі (because of) · fr pour l'amour de (because of) · yi לכּבֿוד (because of) · az xatirinə (because of) · kw a-barth (because of) · be дзе́ля (because of) · fi takia (because of) · ta பொருட்டு (because of) · hu végett (because of) · ga de gheall ar (because of) · hy հանուն (because of) · ga ar son (because of) · hy սիրուն (because of) · bg заради́ (because of) · mk поради (because of) · fa به جهت (because of) · ko 때문에 (because of) · nl omwille van (because of) · it per il bene di (because of) · be для (because of) · kw bar' (because of) · es en el nombre de (because of) · arz عشان (because of) · fa برای (because of) · bg в името на (because of) · mhr верч (because of) · he לִכְבוֹד (because of) · fr dans l'intérêt de (because of) · hu tekintettel (because of) · ru для (because of) · uk зара́ди (because of) · de um ... willen (because of) · fi vuoksi (because of) · pa ਬਰਾਏ (because of) · cmn 為了 /为了 (because of) · fa بخاطر (because of) · ga de ghrá (because of) · fi tähden (because of) · de wegen (because of) · cs kvůli (because of) · ga ar mhaithe le (because of) · de halber (because of) · ba хаҡына (because of) · es por amor a (because of) · ta -க்காக (because of) · pa ਲਈ (because of) · cy er mwyn (because of) · hu kedvéért (because of) · fr au nom de (because of) · pt pelo bem de (because of) · nl ter wille van (because of) · fi nimessä (because of) · es en pro de (because of) · eo pro (because of) · hy համար (because of) · az xatir (because of) · grc ὑπέρ (because of) · es en aras de (because of) · gd air sgàth (because of) · nan-hbl 為着 (because of) · ka ხათრით (because of) · hu érdekében (because of) · gd son (because of) · eo por (because of) · he לְמַעַן (because of) · ar مِن أَجْلِ (because of) · ja ...の為に (because of) · pl na (because of) · ro de dragul (because of)