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Adverbial in vain has 1 sense
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Definitions from the WebTerm: in vainDefinition:Adverb 1. Without success or without achieving the desired result; futilely or fruitlessly. 2. Without any reason or purpose. 3. Without effect or result; to no avail. Usage:Sense 1: He tried to fix the broken vase, but his efforts were in vain. The team fought in vain to keep their lead until the end of the game. Sense 2: She was staring at her phone in vain, hoping for a text message from her crush. He spent hours searching in vain for his lost keys. Sense 3: She pleaded in vain for the judge to reconsider the sentence. The doctors battled in vain to save the patient's life. Related Products:Books about in vainMovies about in vain Music albums with in vain | ||||
in turn in two ways in type in unison in use in use predicate in utero in vacuo in vain in vein in viable in view in view of in vitro in vivo in vogue in vogue predicate
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