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Because of; out of consideration for; in the interest of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Release this man, for the sake of justice!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
82 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مِن أَجْلِ
(min ʔajli)
— because of
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Arabic:
عشان
(ʕašān)
— because of
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Arabic:
عشان
(ʕašān)
— because of
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Armenian:
համար
(hamar)
— because of
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Armenian:
հանուն
(hanun)
— because of
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Armenian:
սիրուն
(sirun)
— because of
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Armenian:
խաթեր
(xatʻer)
— because of
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Azerbaijani:
xatir
— because of
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Azerbaijani:
xatirinə
— because of
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Bashkir:
хаҡына
(xaqına)
— because of
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Belarusian:
дзе́ля
(dzjélja)
— because of
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Belarusian:
зара́дзі
(zarádzi)
— because of
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Belarusian:
для
(dlja)
— because of
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Bulgarian:
заради́
(zaradí)
— because of
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Bulgarian:
в името на
(v imeto na)
— because of
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Catalan:
permor de (a)
— because of
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Chinese:
為着
(ūi-tio̍h)
— because of
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Chinese Mandarin:
為了 /为了
(wèile)
— because of
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Cornish:
a-barth
— because of
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Cornish:
bar'
— because of
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Czech:
kvůli
— because of
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Dutch:
ter wille van
— because of
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Dutch:
omwille van
— because of
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Esperanto:
pro
— because of
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Esperanto:
por
— because of
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Finnish:
nimessä
— because of
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Finnish:
vuoksi
— because of
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Finnish:
takia
— because of
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Finnish:
tähden
— because of
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French:
pour l'amour de
— because of
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French:
dans l'intérêt de
— because of
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French:
au nom de
— because of
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Georgian:
ხათრით
(xatrit)
— because of
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German:
wegen
— because of
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German:
um ... willen
— because of
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German:
halber
— because of
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Ancient Greek:
ὑπέρ
(hupér)
— because of
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Hebrew:
לְמַעַן
(l'máan)
— because of
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Hebrew:
לִכְבוֹד
(likh'vód)
— because of
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Hungarian:
érdekében
— because of
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Hungarian:
kedvéért
— because of
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Hungarian:
végett
— because of
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Hungarian:
tekintettel
— because of
-
Irish:
de gheall ar
— because of
-
Irish:
as ucht
— because of
-
Irish:
ar son
— because of
-
Irish:
ar scáth
— because of
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Irish:
ar mhaithe le
— because of
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Irish:
de ghrá
— because of
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Italian:
per il bene di
— because of
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Japanese:
...のために
— because of
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Japanese:
...の為に
— because of
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Korean:
을 위해서
(-eul wihaeseo)
— because of
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Korean:
때문에
(ttaemun-e)
— because of
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Macedonian:
поради
(poradi)
— because of
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Eastern Mari:
верч
(verč)
— because of
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Persian:
بخاطر
(be-xâter)
— because of
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Persian:
به جهت
(be jehat)
— because of
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Persian:
برای
(barâye)
— because of
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Polish:
na
— because of
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Polish:
dla
— because of
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Portuguese:
pelo bem de
— because of
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Punjabi:
ਬਰਾਏ
(barāē)
— because of
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Punjabi:
ਲਈ
(laī)
— because of
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Romanian:
de dragul
— because of
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Russian:
ра́ди
(rádi)
— because of
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Russian:
для
(dlja)
— because of
-
Scottish Gaelic:
airson
— because of
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Scottish Gaelic:
son
— because of
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Scottish Gaelic:
air sgàth
— because of
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Slovak:
kvôli
— because of
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Spanish:
por amor a
— because of
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Spanish:
en el nombre de
— because of
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Spanish:
en aras de
— because of
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Spanish:
en pro de
— because of
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Tamil:
பொருட்டு
(poruṭṭu)
— because of
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Tamil:
-க்காக
(-kkāka)
— because of
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Turkish:
uğruna
— because of
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Ukrainian:
зара́ди
(zarády)
— because of
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Ukrainian:
для
(dlja)
— because of
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Welsh:
er mwyn
— because of
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Yiddish:
לכּבֿוד
(lekoved)
— because of