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| Main Entry: | sake |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | See rice wine |
| Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7) Copyright © 2003-2008 Lexico Publishing Group, LLC |
sake
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sake1 
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| 1. | cause, account, interest, or benefit: for the sake of all students. |
| 2. | purpose or end: for the sake of appearances. |
—Synonyms 1. regard, consideration, respect. 2. reason.
| Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006. |
sa·ke2
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Audio Help [sah-kee] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a Japanese fermented, mildly alcoholic beverage made from rice. |
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| sake 1
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n.
[Middle English, lawsuit, guilt, from Old English sacu; see sāg- in Indo-European roots.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
| sa·ke 2 also sa·ki
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n. A Japanese liquor made from fermented rice. [Japanese.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
sake
"Japanese rice liquor," 1687, from Japanese sake, lit. "alcohol."
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
sake
"purpose," O.E. sacu "a cause at law, crime, dispute, guilt," from P.Gmc. *sako "affair, thing, charge, accusation" (cf. O.N. sök "charge, lawsuit, effect, cause," O.Fris. seke "strife, dispute, matter, thing," Du. zaak, Ger. sache "thing, matter, affair, cause"), from PIE base *sag- "to investigate" (cf. O.E. secan, Goth. sokjan "to seek;" see seek). Much of the word's original meaning has been taken over by case, cause, and it survives largely in phrases for the sake of (c.1225) and for _______'s sake (c.1300, originally for God's sake), both probably are from O.N., as these forms have not been found in O.E.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
| sake | |
noun | |
| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot |
| 3. | the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
sake
see for the sake of.
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
sake1 [seik]
in order to benefit
Example: He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife's health.
sake2 [seik]Example: He bought a house in the country for the sake of his wife's health.
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because of a desire for
Example: For the sake of peace, he said he agreed with her.
Example: For the sake of peace, he said he agreed with her.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Sake
For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. Forsook; p. p. Forsaken; p. pr. & vb. n. Forsaking.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse; for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See For-, and Sake.]1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and flatterers forsake us in adversity. If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments. --Ps. lxxxix. 30. 2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse. If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak. Syn: To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up; renounce; reject. See Abandon.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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