sake in English: The good of a person or thing. It is used in the phrase "for the sake of" to say why you do something. (noun)

Translation

The good of a person or thing. It is used in the phrase "for the sake of" to say why you do something.

Word origin

From Old English sacu, a case at law. The phrase for the sake of first meant for the case of.

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She did it to help them, not herself.

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Here the sake is a thing you want, not a person.

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"For goodness sake" is a set phrase people say when they are cross.

for

Shows who or what something is meant to help, or the reason or length of time for something.

because

For the reason that; used to explain why something happens.

reason

The fact that explains why something happens or why someone does something.

help

To do something that makes things easier or better for another person.

care

To feel that someone or something is important to you.

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