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SAKE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A reason for wanting something done

Example:

in the common interest

Synonyms:

interest; sake

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("sake" is a kind of...):

benefit; welfare (something that aids or promotes well-being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sake"):

behalf (for someone's benefit (usually expressed as 'in behalf' rather than 'on behalf' and usually with a possessive))

Sense 2

Meaning:

The purpose of achieving or obtaining

Example:

for the sake of argument

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("sake" is a kind of...):

aim; design; intent; intention; purpose (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

Synonyms:

rice beer; sake; saki

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("sake" is a kind of...):

alcohol; alcoholic beverage; alcoholic drink; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Domain region:

Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)

Holonyms ("sake" is a substance of...):

rice (annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper)

Credits

 Context examples: 

But try, try—not for my sake, but for uncle's goodness, try to let your heart soften to me, only for a little little time!

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

And mind you, it’s for your own soul’s sake.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Then for Heaven's sake, man, write it up!

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We will suppose, for argument’s sake, that young Cadogan West had determined to convey these papers to London.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

They were cheered by the joy of the servants on their arrival, and each for the sake of the others resolved to appear happy.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

Though Darcy could never receive him at Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth's sake, he assisted him further in his profession.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

“Utterson,” said the voice, “for God’s sake, have mercy!”

(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

I put my hand before my eyes, and cried out in agony, Oh! Take him away! I cannot see him; for God’s sake, do not let him enter!

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

For God’s sake, come at once, when this reaches you, to Cliffe Royal, and tarry as little as possible upon the way.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

For dear charity's sake give them to me.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)