Expertlatin
- What does saying something in vain mean?
- What does it mean nothing is in vain?
- What does go vain mean?
What does saying something in vain mean?
in vain. : to no end : without success or result. her efforts were in vain. : in an irreverent or blasphemous manner.
What does it mean nothing is in vain?
phrase. If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain. See full dictionary entry for vain. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
What does go vain mean?
unsuccessfully: I tried in vain to start a conversation. All the police's efforts to find him were in vain. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Useless and futile.
