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sake

N ผลประโยชน์ advantage benefit pon-pra-yod

sake

N วัตถุประสงค์ เป้าหมาย จุดมุ่งหมาย cause motive reason wad-tu-pa-song

sake

N เหล้าสาเก (ของ ญี่ปุ่น lao-sa-kea

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SAKE

n.[Heb. to press or oppress. The primary sense is to strain, urge, press or drive forward, and this is from the same root as seek, essay and L. sequor, whence we have pursue and prosecute. We have analogous words in cause, thing, and the L. res. ] 1. Final cause; end; purpose; or rather the purpose of obtaining. I open a window for the sake of air, that is, to obtain it, for the purpose of obtaining air. I read for the sake of instruction, that is, to obtain it. Sake then signifies primarily effort to obtain, and secondarily purpose of obtaining. The hero fights for the sake of glory; men labor for the sake of subsistence or wealth.
2. Account; regard to any person or thing.
I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. Genesis 8:21.
Save me for thy mercies' sake. Psalm 6:4.

SAKER

n. 1. A hawk; a species of falcon.
2. A piece of artillery.

SAKERET

n.The male of the sakerhawk.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SAKE

Sake, n. Etym: [OE. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault, AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D. zaak cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG. sahha, Icel. sök, Sw. sak, Dan. sag, Goth. sakj strife, AS. sacan to contend, strive, Goth. sakan, Icel. saka to contend, strive, blame, OHG. sahhan, MHG. sachen, to contend, strive, defend one's right, accuse, charge in a lawsuit, and also to E. seek. Cf. Seek. ]

Defn: Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake, for his sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake of one's health. Moved with wrath and shame and ladies; sake. Spenser. I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake. Gen. viii. 21.Will he draw out, For anger's sake, finite to infinite Milton. Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the sake of knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton.

Note: The -s of the possessive case preceding sake is sometimes omitted for euphony; as, for goodness sake. "For conscience sake. " 1 Cor. x. 28. The plural sakes is often used with a possessive plural. "For both our sakes." Shak.

SAKER

Sa "ker, n. Etym: [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp. & Pg. sacre ), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a translation of Gr. hawk. ] [Written also sacar, sacre. ]

1. (Zo \'94l.) (a ) A falcon (Falco sacer ) native of Southern Europe and Asia, closely resembling the lanner.

Note: The female is called chargh, and the male charghela, or sakeret. (b ) The peregrine falcon. [Prov. Eng. ]

2. (Mil. )

Defn: A small piece of artillery. Wilhelm. On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers. Macaulay. The culverins and sakers showing their deadly muzzles over the rampart. Hawthorne.

SAKERET

Sa "ker *et, n. Etym: [F. sacret. See Saker. ] (Zo \'94l.)

Defn: The male of the saker (a ).

New American Oxford Dictionary

sake

sake 1 |sāk seɪk | ▶noun 1 (for the sake of something or for something's sake ) for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve: the couple moved to the coast for the sake of her health | for safety's sake, photographers are obliged to stand behind police lines | let us say, for the sake of argument, that the plotter and the assassin are one and the same person. • (for its own sake or something for something's sake or for the sake of it ) used to indicate something that is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose: new ideas amount to change for change's sake. 2 (for the sake of someone or for someone's sake ) out of consideration for or in order to help someone: I felt I couldn't give up, for my own sake or the baby's | I have to make an effort for John's sake. 3 (for God's or goodness, etc. , sake ) used to express impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation: “Oh, for God's sake! ” snarled Dyson | where did you get it, for heaven's sake? PHRASES for old times' sake in memory of former times; in acknowledgment of a shared past: they sat in the back seats for old times' sake. ORIGIN Old English sacu ‘contention, crime, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaak and German Sache, from a base meaning ‘affair, legal action, thing. ’ The phrase for the sake of may be from Old Norse.

sake

sa ke 2 |ˈsäkē ˈsɑːki |(also saki or saké ) ▶noun a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice, traditionally drunk warm in small porcelain cups. ORIGIN Japanese.

saker

sa ker |ˈsākər ˈseɪkər | ▶noun 1 a large Eurasian falcon with a brown back and whitish head, used in falconry. [Falco cherrug, family Falconidae. ] 2 an early form of cannon. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French sacre, from Arabic ṣaḳr ‘falcon. ’

Oxford Dictionary

sake

sake 1 |seɪk | ▶noun 1 (for the sake of something or for something's sake ) for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve: the couple moved to the coast for the sake of her health | let us say, for the sake of argument, that the plotter and the assassin are one and the same person. • (for its own sake or something for something's sake or for the sake of it ) used to indicate something that is done as an end in itself rather than to achieve some other purpose: new ideas amount to change for change's sake. 2 (for the sake of someone or for someone's sake ) out of consideration for or in order to help or please someone: I have to make an effort for John's sake. 3 (for God's or goodness', Christ's, heaven's, Pete's etc. sake ) used to express impatience, annoyance, urgency, or desperation: ‘Oh, for God's sake! ’ snarled Dyson | where did you get it, for heaven's sake? PHRASES for old times' sake in memory of former times; in acknowledgement of a shared past: they sat in the back seats for old times' sake. ORIGIN Old English sacu ‘contention, crime ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zaak and German Sache, from a base meaning ‘affair, legal action, thing ’. The phrase for the sake of may be from Old Norse.

sake

sake 2 |ˈsɑːki, ˈsakeɪ | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a Japanese alcoholic drink made from fermented rice, traditionally drunk warm in small porcelain cups. ORIGIN Japanese.

saker

saker |ˈseɪkə | ▶noun 1 a large Eurasian falcon with a brown back and whitish head, used in falconry. ●Falco cherrug, family Falconidae. 2 an early form of cannon. ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French sacre, from Arabic ṣaqr ‘falcon ’.

American Oxford Thesaurus

sake

sake noun 1 this is simplified for the sake of clarity: purpose, reason, aim, end, objective, object, goal, motive. 2 she had to be brave for her daughter's sake: benefit, advantage, good, well-being, welfare, interest, profit.

Oxford Thesaurus

sake

sake noun 1 some parts of the mechanism are omitted from the diagram for the sake of clarity: cause, purpose, reason, aim, end, objective, object, goal, motive; for purposes of, for, in the interests of, in the cause of, in the furtherance of, in order to achieve, with something in mind. 2 she knew she had to be brave for the sake of her daughter: benefit, advantage, good, well-being, welfare, interest, gain, profit; in someone's interests, to someone's advantage.

Duden Dictionary

Sake

Sa ke Substantiv, maskulin , der |S a ke |der Sake; Genitiv: des Sake japanisch sake aus Reis hergestellter japanischer Wein; Reiswein

French Dictionary

saké

saké n. m. nom masculin Alcool de riz, apprécié au Japon. : Des sakés chauds.

Spanish Dictionary

sake

sake nombre masculino Bebida alcohólica que se obtiene por fermentación del arroz; es originaria de Japón :unos tragos de sake templado acompañarán perfectamente esta comida oriental .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sake

sake 1 /seɪk /〖語源は「訴訟」〗名詞複～s /-s /C ため , 利益, 目的 (!次の成句で ) .for G ó d's [Chr í st ('s ), h é aven's, g ó odness ('), P é te's, p í ty's ] s à ke ｟くだけた話｠頼むから, どうか ; いったい全体, まったく (!命令文を強める時や, いらいらしたり怒っている時の疑問文などで用いる; Christ ('s )が最も強意的でgoodness (')が最も穏やか; God'sとChrist ('s )は侮辱的なひびきがあるので注意 ) ▸ For God's sake , son, don't let that happen again .息子よ, 頼むから二度とそんなことが起きないようにしておくれ for ò ld t í mes s à ke 良き昔の思い出に, 昔のよしみで (!｟コーパス｠時にtime 'sとつづられる ) .for A's ó wn s à ke A 〈人〉自身のために (も )▸ You should try to moderate your drinking for your own sake .ご自身のためにもお酒は努めて控えるべきです .for A's s á ke ＝for the s á ke of A A 〈人物事〉の (利益目的の )ために (!｟コーパス｠for all [both ] their sakes 「彼ら全員 [2人 ]のために」では～sとなり, for their sake (s )「彼らのために」では時に～s; ourでも同様 ) ▸ art for art's sake 芸術のための芸術, 芸術至上主義 ▸ He is returning to Scotland for the sake of his family .彼は家族のためにスコットランドへ戻ってくる (!「利益」を表し, 「家族のためを思って」の意; because ofは「原因」を表すことに注意 ) ▸ For the sake of argument, let's say that you are left alone on an uninhabited island .仮の話ですが, 無人島に1人取り残されたとしましょう .for the s á ke of it ＝for its ó wn s à ke ほかの目的のためではなく [ない ], それ自体が [の ]▸ enjoy reading for its own sake (情報収集や学習のためでなく )読書そのものを楽しむ .

sake

sa ke 2 sa ki /sɑ́ːki /〖＜日本〗名詞 U 日本酒 .