Phrase guide

for the sake of

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

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

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

82 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مِن أَجْلِ (min ʔajli) — because of
  • Arabic: عشان (ʕašān) — because of
  • Arabic: عشان (ʕašān) — because of
  • Armenian: համար (hamar) — because of
  • Armenian: հանուն (hanun) — because of
  • Armenian: սիրուն (sirun) — because of
  • Armenian: խաթեր (xatʻer) — because of
  • Azerbaijani: xatir — because of
  • Azerbaijani: xatirinə — because of
  • Bashkir: хаҡына (xaqına) — because of
  • Belarusian: дзе́ля (dzjélja) — because of
  • Belarusian: зара́дзі (zarádzi) — because of
  • Belarusian: для (dlja) — because of
  • Bulgarian: заради́ (zaradí) — because of
  • Bulgarian: в името на (v imeto na) — because of
  • Catalan: permor de (a) — because of
  • Chinese: 為着 (ūi-tio̍h) — because of
  • Chinese Mandarin: 為了 /为了 (wèile) — because of
  • Cornish: a-barth — because of
  • Cornish: bar' — because of
  • Czech: kvůli — because of
  • Dutch: ter wille van — because of
  • Dutch: omwille van — because of
  • Esperanto: pro — because of
  • Esperanto: por — because of
  • Finnish: nimessä — because of
  • Finnish: vuoksi — because of
  • Finnish: takia — because of
  • Finnish: tähden — because of
  • French: pour l'amour de — because of
  • French: dans l'intérêt de — because of
  • French: au nom de — because of
  • Georgian: ხათრით (xatrit) — because of
  • German: wegen — because of
  • German: um ... willen — because of
  • German: halber — because of
  • Ancient Greek: ὑπέρ (hupér) — because of
  • Hebrew: לְמַעַן (l'máan) — because of
  • Hebrew: לִכְבוֹד (likh'vód) — because of
  • Hungarian: érdekében — because of
  • Hungarian: kedvéért — because of
  • Hungarian: végett — because of
  • 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
  • Irish: ar mhaithe le — because of
  • Irish: de ghrá — because of
  • Italian: per il bene di — because of
  • Japanese: ...のために — because of
  • Japanese: ...の為に — because of
  • Korean: 을 위해서 (-eul wihaeseo) — because of
  • Korean: 때문에 (ttaemun-e) — because of
  • Macedonian: поради (poradi) — because of
  • Eastern Mari: верч (verč) — because of
  • Persian: بخاطر (be-xâter) — because of
  • Persian: به جهت (be jehat) — because of
  • Persian: برای (barâye) — because of
  • Polish: na — because of
  • Polish: dla — because of
  • Portuguese: pelo bem de — because of
  • Punjabi: ਬਰਾਏ (barāē) — because of
  • Punjabi: ਲਈ (laī) — because of
  • Romanian: de dragul — because of
  • Russian: ра́ди (rádi) — because of
  • Russian: для (dlja) — because of
  • Scottish Gaelic: airson — because of
  • Scottish Gaelic: son — because of
  • Scottish Gaelic: air sgàth — because of
  • Slovak: kvôli — because of
  • Spanish: por amor a — because of
  • Spanish: en el nombre de — because of
  • Spanish: en aras de — because of
  • Spanish: en pro de — because of
  • Tamil: பொருட்டு (poruṭṭu) — because of
  • Tamil: -க்காக (-kkāka) — because of
  • Turkish: uğruna — because of
  • Ukrainian: зара́ди (zarády) — because of
  • Ukrainian: для (dlja) — because of
  • Welsh: er mwyn — because of
  • Yiddish: לכּבֿוד (lekoved) — because of