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for the sake of — in order to help, benefit, or honor someone or something

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: in order to help, benefit, or honor someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /fɔːr ðə ˈseɪk əv/

Korean meaning: ~을 위해서, ~을 위한 목적으로

Korean pronunciation: 포 더 **세**익 오브

Example Sentences

  • I pretended to like her cooking for the sake of our friendship.
  • He worked overtime for the sake of his family's future.
  • For the sake of the environment, please recycle your plastic bottles.

for the sake of

PREPOSITION

//fɔːr ðə ˈseɪk əv//

in order to help, benefit, or honor someone or something

for the sake of concept
💡 Concept

in order to help, benefit, or honor someone or something

for the sake of rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

For the sake of family, she's willing to break to make their dreams!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/fɔːr ðə ˈseɪk əv/
🇬🇧 UK/fɔː ðə ˈseɪk əv/

🌳Etymology

Origin

고대 영어 'sacu'에서 유래된 'sake'는 원래 '분쟁, 논쟁'을 의미했으나, 시간이 지나면서 '목적, 이익'의 의미로 발전했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

saketakemakebreak
sake
take
make
break

🔗Collocations

for the sake of argument
for the sake of peace
for the sake of clarity
for the sake of tradition
for the sake of convenience
for the sake of the children

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“I pretended to like her cooking for the sake of our friendship.”

“He worked overtime for the sake of his family's future.”

“For the sake of the environment, please recycle your plastic bottles.”

“She learned to play golf for the sake of networking with clients.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

in order tofor the purpose ofwith the aim ofin the interest of

Antonyms

againstin spite ofregardless of

Related

benefitpurposegoalintentionwelfare

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