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sake
/seɪk/
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What does sake mean?
noun
- Cause, interest or account.
- Purpose or end; reason.
- The benefit or regard of someone or something.
More meanings (2)
noun
- Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
- Alternative spelling of saké.
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IPA pronunciation
/seɪk/
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We love eloquence for its own sake, and not for any truth which it may utter, or any heroism it may inspire.
It might have since been answered in repaying What we took from them, which for traffic’s sake, Most of our city did.
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“Well, wait till he is better, and trust to chance. And when you tell, you must only tell part—for his own sake.”
And as to the chaplaincy, he did not pretend that he cared for it, except for the sake of the forty pounds.
I will not dwell upon the final scene in the poison cellars lest I be accused of accumulating horror for horror's sake.