Sake

Other spellings

• Template:Context saké, saki

Pronunciation

noun 1

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noun 2

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Noun 1

1. If something is for $x$'s sake or for the sake of $x$, it is to help $x$ or make $x$ happy.

   You are the reason I did it. I did it for your sake.

   I must pretend to be happy when I am not, for everyone's sake.

   The parents are staying together for the children's sake.

2. You use for God's/Christ's/Heaven's/Pete's/pity's/fuck's sake when you feel strongly about something.

   "No, I will not." "For God's sake, why not?"

3. If something is for $x$'s sake or for the sake of $x$, it is for that purpose.

   I carried my gun in the jungle for safety's sake.

   Let's say, for the sake of argument, that he comes out and says, "I love you." Then what?

Synonyms

• cause
• reason

Noun 2

Japanese sake

1. Template:Uncountable Sake is a kind of Japanese wine made from rice.