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In vain

adj, adv

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Unsuccessful, failed. idiomatic

    "Their efforts were in vain and he succumbed to his injuries."

Adverb
  1. 1
    Without success or a result; ending in failure. idiomatic

    "[…]that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain[…]"

  2. 2
    In a disrespectful manner, without honoring the proper meaning; insincerely or without proper respect. idiomatic

    "Thou ſhalt not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vaine:[…]"

Adverb
  1. 1
    to no avail wordnet

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