"for nothing" meaning in All languages combined

See for nothing on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} for nothing (not comparable)
  1. For free. Tags: not-comparable Translations (for free): voor niets (Dutch), ilmaiseksi (Finnish), umsonst (German), für umsonst (German), grātīs (Latin), utukore (Maori), za darmo (Polish), зря (zrja) (Russian), да́ром (dárom) (Russian), впусту́ю (vpustúju) (Russian), без по́льзы (bez pólʹzy) (Russian), an-asgaidh (Scottish Gaelic), de balde (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-for_nothing-en-adv-en:gratis Disambiguation of 'for free': 98 0 2
  2. For no reason.
    In vain, uselessly, wastefully, or pointlessly.
    Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-for_nothing-en-adv-en:in_vain
  3. For no reason.
    Without cause or without due cause.
    Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: for no good reason
    Sense id: en-for_nothing-en-adv-en:for_no_good_reason Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 0 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 0 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 0 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 0 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 0 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 0 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 0 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 0 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 0 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 0 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 0 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 0 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 0 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: what for, for what Translations (for no reason): voor niets (Dutch), voor saus (Dutch), suotta (Finnish), turhaan (Finnish), tyhjän takia (Finnish), pour rien (French), en pure perte (French), umsonst (German), für nichts (German), turhaa (Ingrian), nēquīquam (Latin), frustrā (Latin), ɓure (Ngazidja Comorian), on īdel (Old English), vejäfs (Plautdietsch), na marne (Polish), и́з-за пустяка́ (íz-za pustjaká) (Russian), напра́сно (naprásno) (Russian), понапра́сну (ponaprásnu) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'for no reason': 0 50 50
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  ],
  "word": "for nothing"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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