"umsonst" meaning in German

See umsonst in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ʊmˈzɔnst/ Audio: De-umsonst.ogg
Etymology: um + sonst, compare Danish omsonst. Etymology templates: {{affix|de|um|sonst}} um + sonst, {{cog|da|omsonst}} Danish omsonst Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} umsonst, {{de-adv}} umsonst
  1. free of charge, gratis Synonyms: gratis, kostenlos, kostenfrei
    Sense id: en-umsonst-de-adv-i-wfpBXp Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 56 30 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 10 12 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 25 10 12 21
  2. in vain, without success Synonyms: vergebens, vergeblich, erfolglos
    Sense id: en-umsonst-de-adv-Rkvq6kwO Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 10 12 21
  3. for nothing; for the sake of doing it (without expecting reply)
    Sense id: en-umsonst-de-adv-7meMaXEs Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 31 25 10 12 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wer, werderjenigeder, dieser, jener, derselbeebenderebenjener, sonst wersonst einersonst jemand(ein) anderer, jederalle, niemandkeiner, einerjemandirgendeinerirgendjemandmancher, wer auch immer, was, wasdas, dieses, jenes, dasselbeebendasebenjenes, sonst was(ein) anderes, jedes, keins, irgendetwasirgendwasmanches, was auch immer, welch, sonst welch(ein) anderes, alle, keinsweder noch, irgendeins, welcher auch immer, wie, soderartdermaßen, gleichgleichwiegenauso, sonst wieanderswieandersrum, egal wie, keineswegs, irgendwie, wie auch immer, was für, solchderlei, ebensoebensolchsolcherlei, anders, allerlei, keinerlei, mancherlei, was für einer auch immer, wann, jetzt, dann, ebendanngleichzeitig, sonst wannwann anders, immer, nieniemals, irgendwann, wann auch immer, wo, dahier, dadort, ebendagleichenorts, sonst wowoandersandernorts, überallallerortsallerorten, nirgendwonirgendsnirgend, irgendwomancherorts, wo auch immer, woher, hierher, dortherweither, ebendaher, sonst woher, überallher, nirgendwohernirgendshernirgendher, irgendwoher, woher auch immer, wohin, hierhin, dorthinfernhin, ebendahin, sonst wohin, überallhin, nirgendwohinnirgendshinnirgendhin, irgendwohin, wohin auch immer, wie viele, so vielewenige, so vieleviele, genauso vieleebenso viele, -, keine, irgendwelcheeinige, wie viele auch immer, wie viel, so vielso sehrwenig, so vielso sehrviel, genauso vielebenso viel, alles, nichtskein, etwas, wie viel auch immersosehr, warumweshalbweswegenwieso, darumdeshalbdeswegenderentwegen, ebendarumebendeshalbebendeswegengleichfalls, andernfallsansonsten, grundlosumsonst, irgendwie(aus irgendeinem Grund), warum auch immer
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    },
    {
      "word": "warumweshalbweswegenwieso"
    },
    {
      "word": "darumdeshalbdeswegenderentwegen"
    },
    {
      "word": "ebendarumebendeshalbebendeswegengleichfalls"
    },
    {
      "word": "andernfallsansonsten"
    },
    {
      "word": "grundlosumsonst"
    },
    {
      "word": "irgendwie(aus irgendeinem Grund)"
    },
    {
      "word": "warum auch immer"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "free of charge, gratis"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "free of charge",
          "free of charge"
        ],
        [
          "gratis",
          "gratis"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gratis"
        },
        {
          "word": "kostenlos"
        },
        {
          "word": "kostenfrei"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "in vain, without success"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "in vain",
          "in vain"
        ],
        [
          "success",
          "success"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vergebens"
        },
        {
          "word": "vergeblich"
        },
        {
          "word": "erfolglos"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "for nothing; for the sake of doing it (without expecting reply)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nothing",
          "nothing"
        ],
        [
          "sake",
          "sake"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ʊmˈzɔnst/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-umsonst.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d0/De-umsonst.ogg/De-umsonst.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d0/De-umsonst.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "umsonst"
}

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