sake

sake ¹  (sk)

n.

1. Purpose; motive: a quarrel only for the sake of argument.

2. Advantage; good: for the sake of his health.

3. Personal benefit or interest; welfare: for her own sake.

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[Middle English, lawsuit, guilt, from Old English sacu; see sg- in Indo-European roots.]

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sake ¹

Noun

1. for someone's or one's own sake for the benefit or interest of someone or oneself

2. for the sake of something for the purpose of obtaining or achieving something

3. for its own sake for the enjoyment obtained by doing something

4. used in various exclamations of annoyance, impatience, or urgency: for God's sake [Old English sacu lawsuit (hence, a cause)]

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sake ² or saki [sah-kee]

Noun

a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice [Japanese]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sake - a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" interest benefit, welfare - something that aids or promotes well-being; "for the benefit of all" behalf - for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive); "in your behalf"; "campaigning in his own behalf"; "spoke a good word in his friend's behalf"
	2.	sake - Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot rice beer, saki alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him" Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building rice - annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
	3.	sake - the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument" aim, intent, intention, purpose, design - an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"

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sake

noun purpose, interest, cause, reason, end, aim, principle, objective, motive >> for someone's sake in someone's interests, to someone's advantage, on someone's account, for the benefit of, for the good of, for the welfare of, out of respect for, out of consideration for, out of regard for

Translations

sake [seɪk] n for the sake of → por;

for the sake of argument → digamos, es un decir;

art for art's sake → el arte por el arte

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sake [seɪk] n for the sake of (= out of concern for) → pour (l'amour de), dans l'intérêt de (= out of consideration for); par égard pour (= in order to achieve); pour plus de, par souci de;

arguing for arguing's sake → discuter pour (le plaisir de) discuter;

for heaven's sake! → pour l'amour du ciel!;

for the sake of argument → à titre d'exemple

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sake [seɪk] n for the sake of sb/sth, for sb's/sth's sake → um jds/einer Sache gen willen;

(out of consideration for) → jdm/etw zuliebe;

he enjoys talking for talking's sake → er redet gerne, nur damit etwas gesagt wird;

for the sake of argument → rein theoretisch;

art for art's sake → Kunst um der Kunst willen;

for heaven's sake! → um Gottes willen!

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sake [seɪk] n for the sake of → per, per amore di;

for pity's sake → per pietà;

for the sake of argument → tanto per fare un esempio;

art for art's sake → l'arte per l'arte