sake

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Most common English words: wouldn't « success « instance « #906: sake » justice » offer » promise

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Old English sacu "cause, lawsuit, legal action, complaint, issue, dispute", from Germanic *sako. Cognate with Danish sag, Dutch zaak "cause, thing", German Sache "thing, legal cause", 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjo), dispute, argument), Swedish sak.

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sake

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sakes

sake (plural sakes)

  1. cause, interest or account
  2. purpose or end; reason
    For old times' sake
  3. in order to
    For the sake of argument
  4. The benefit or regard of someone or something
    • 2005, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. 242a-b.
      But it will be for your sake that we'll undertake to refute this thesis,
  5. (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
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Japanese (sake), any alcoholic drink.

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sake

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sakes

sake (plural sakes)

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  1. (countable and uncountable) Rice wine, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.
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From Tungusic, cognate with arrack

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sake (hiragana さけ)

  1. : sake, alcohol-based beverage

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sákè

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sake (hiragana さけ)

  1. : salmon