sake

Definitions


[seɪk], (Noun)

Definitions:
- for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve
(e.g: the couple moved to the coast for the sake of her health)

- out of consideration for or in order to help or please someone
(e.g: I have to make an effort for John's sake)

- used to express impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation
(e.g: ‘Oh, for God's sake!’ snarled Dyson)


Phrases:
- for old times' sake

Origin:
Old English sacu ‘contention, crime’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaak and German Sache, from a base meaning ‘affair, legal action, thing’. The phrase for the sake of may be from Old Norse


[ˈsakeɪ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice, traditionally drunk warm in small porcelain cups
(e.g: the two spent the evening eating sushi and drinking sake)


Phrases:

Origin:
Japanese




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