in vain

boşuna, nafile

Çaba gösterilmesine rağmen istenen sonuç elde edilmeden.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Without achieving what you wanted, despite trying.

• We waited in vain for a reply.
• She searched in vain for her missing ring.
• He tried in vain to open the locked door.

Eş anlamlılar: unsuccessfully, fruitlessly

Zıt anlamlılar: successfully

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: try in vain, search in vain, wait in vain

saygısızca, gereksiz yere

Özellikle kutsal bir adı gelişigüzel kullanırken, gereken saygıyı göstermeden.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: Without proper respect, especially when using a religious name carelessly.

• They warned him against using God’s name in vain.
• She believes saying the Lord’s name in vain is wrong.
• The sermon discussed what it means to take God’s name in vain.

Nasıl kullanılır: take someone’s name in vain (He was accused of taking God’s name in vain.)

Eş anlamlılar: irreverently, disrespectfully

Zıt anlamlılar: respectfully

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: take something in vain, in vain again

boşuna, sonuçsuz

Gösterilen çabanın istenen sonucu vermemiş olması.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: If an effort is like this, it does not achieve the result you wanted.

• Our efforts were in vain.
• All that work was in vain because the event was canceled.
• Was her long struggle really in vain?

Eş anlamlılar: unsuccessful, useless, fruitless

Zıt anlamlılar: successful

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: be in vain, all in vain