sake
31sake — 1 /seIk/ noun (U) 1 for the sake of in order to help, improve, or please someone or something: He moved to the seaside for the sake of his health. | I only went for Kay s sake. | for sb s own sake (=because it will be good for them): I hope he s… …
32sake — I UK [seɪk] / US noun [usually singular] Word forms sake : singular sake plural sakes ** for God s/Christ s/goodness /Heaven s/Pete s sake spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry: for God s sake and for… …
33sake*/ — [seɪk] noun for God s/ goodness / Heaven s/Pete ssake spoken used for emphasizing what you are saying when you are annoyed or angry. For God s sake is offensive to some people[/ex] Oh, for goodness sake, leave me alone![/ex] for sb s/sth s sake;… …
34Sake — Rice wine. It is universally used as a ritual offering to the shrine and then distributed among the participants. Carefully prepared forms of sake often with special names (e.g. kuroki) are offered to the kami in solemn rites and the… …
35Sake — (Voz japonesa.) ► sustantivo masculino Bebida alcohólica de origen japonés que se obtiene con la fermentación del arroz. TAMBIÉN saki * * * sake (de or. jap.) m. Bebida alcohólica obtenida por fermentación del arroz. * * * sake. m. Bebida… …
36sake — n. 1) for smb. s sake (do it for my sake) 2) for old times sake 3) for pity s sake * * * [seɪk] for old times sake for pity s sake for smb. s sake (do it for my sake) …
37sake — sake1 [seɪk] noun 1》 (for the sake of something) for the purpose of or in the interest of something; in order to achieve or preserve something. ↘(for its own sake or something for something s sake or for the sake of it) indicating something… …
38sake — 1. n. (esp. for the sake of or for one s sake) 1 out of consideration for; in the interest of; because of; owing to (for my own sake as well as yours). 2 in order to please, honour, get, or keep (for the sake of uniformity). Phrases and idioms:… …
39sake — English has two nouns sake. The older, now used only in the expression for the sake of, was originally an independent fully fledged noun, with a range of meanings including ‘strife’, ‘guilt’, and ‘lawsuit’ [OE]. Its use in for the sake of, which… …
40sake — English has two nouns sake. The older, now used only in the expression for the sake of, was originally an independent fully fledged noun, with a range of meanings including ‘strife’, ‘guilt’, and ‘lawsuit’ [OE]. Its use in for the sake of, which… …
