sake
/seɪk/
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Stress
- One strong syllable
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
US voice -> sake
❏ for God's , goodness' , Heaven's , etc sake [IDM ]
(စိတ်အနှောင့်အယှက်ဖြစ်၍ဆိုသည့် အာမေဍ္ဍိတ်)။ 'ဘုရားရေ'။ For God's sake, stop that awful noise! ❍ Oh, for Heaven's sake! ❍ For goodness' sake! How can you be so stupid?
❏ for sth's own sake [IDM ]
…ကို…အဖြစ် သက်သက်။ I'm studying history for its own sake, not because it will help me get a job. ❍ believers in art for its own /for art's sake.
❏ for the sake of sb/ sth ; for sb's/ sth's sake [IDM ]
… အတွက်။ They stayed together for the sake of the children. ❍ I'll help you for your sister's sake (eg because I like her and want to save her trouble). ❍ Can't you compromise just this once, for all our sakes?
❏ for the sake of sth/ doing sth [IDM ] s
…ဖို့။ …အလို့ငှာ။ We made concessions for the sake of peace. ❍ She argues for the sake of arguing/ for the sake of it (ie because she likes arguing).
- [for someone’s sake] : We hope for her sake that the wedding goes as planned.
- [for the sake of something] : He agreed to resign for the sake of the party.
- [for someone’s own sake] : I’m not just doing this for my own sake, you know.
- [for the sake of something] : I hope you’re not doing this just for the sake of the money.
- [for something’s sake] : For clarity’s sake, I’d like to reword my statement.
- So let’s say, just for the sake of argument, that you’re right.
- Encourage your children to seek knowledge for its own sake.
- I’m not just asking for the sake of it. I need an answer.
- Oh, for goodness’ sake, leave me alone!
Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.