Sake
[seɪk]
Definition
(noun.) 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'.
(noun.) the purpose of achieving or obtaining; 'for the sake of argument'.
(noun.) Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot.
Checker: Lyman--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health.
Inputed by Logan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Reason, purpose, end, final cause.[2]. Score, account, regard, respect, consideration.
Editor: Melinda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Account, behalf, purpose, end, regard, reason, cause,[See DEFENSE]
Checker: Mortimer
Definition
n. a Japanese fermented liquor made from rice: a generic name for all spirituous liquors.
n. cause: account: regard as 'for my sake': contention: fault: purpose.—For old sake's sake for the sake of old times for auld langsyne.
Edited by Elsie
Examples
- We must begin, for Laura's sake, where there is the best chance of success, I replied. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is curious that my mother, too, ran away from her family, but not for the sake of her husband. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- For your sake, turning to Charlotte, I am glad of it; but otherwise I see no occasion for entailing estates from the female line. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Everyone greeted him kindly, for Jo's sake at first, but very soon they liked him for his own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- For the sake of her happiness, I hope she will. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We are going for Moore's sake--to see if we can be of use to him, to make an effort to warn him of what is coming. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Come away, for God's sake, before that woman can say any more! Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Be assured, that for my own sake, as well as your's, I will not rashly encounter danger. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- My dear girl was right in saying that he only pursued his errors the more desperately for her sake. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Be sure you wear it for my sake, said she. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- For heaven's sake see if my buggy's at the door. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It is for your sake that I wish you, under the auspices of Mrs General, to form a--hum--a surface. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I want to write to him, to find out for God's sake, what it is. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- And for Mr. Franklin's sake, my dear, as well. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- For whose sake would you reveal the secret? Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- I was glad for both your sakes, and indeed I am very fond of Crispin. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We must be careful,' said Mr. Pickwick, after listening attentively to Sam's tale, 'not for our sakes, but for that of the young lady. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I must stop him, for all our sakes, from coming here till he IS reconciled. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- It was easier to try for your sakes than for my own. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- At our time of life it is not so pleasant, I can tell you, to be making new acquaintances every day; but for your sakes, we would do anything. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- For our sakes now, as well as for Anne's, I hoped and prayed fervently that she might still escape him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- My sakes alive, if it an't Lizy! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- If you can promote views calculated to make two young people happy, let me, for Our John's sake, and for both their sakes, implore you so to do! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Law sakes, Mas'r George! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Better for our sakes, and better for yours, too. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- I am ashamed to say that it had never entered my head, but I was delighted to act on his proposal for both your sakes. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- I was sometimes quite provoked, but then I recollected my dear Elizabeth and Jane, and for their sakes had patience with her. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- Not for our own sakes, I mean. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As Miss Ophelia was in the kitchen in the latter part of the afternoon, some of the sable children called out, La, sakes! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- How Hannah came in to exclaim, Sakes alive, well I never! Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Typist: Tabitha