Out of regard or consideration for (a thing); on account of, because of (something regarded in the light of an end, aim, purpose, etc.); often =…
| 单词 | θ84051 |
| 释义 | the world > existence and causation > causation > cause or reason > [adverb] > because of or by reason of (12) for (one's, a thing's) sake?c1225 Out of regard or consideration for (a thing); on account of, because of (something regarded in the light of an end, aim, purpose, etc.); often =… for sake of1340 Because of, by reason of, through; in return or requital for. Obsolete. rare. because1356 Followed by of and substantive. By reason of, on account of. (For formerly sometimes prefixed.) for the sake of1393 Because of, on account of. On account of one's regard for. So in for the sake of (see sake, n.1), used synonymously with for in this sense and in… on (also upon) account of1625 For the sake of, in consideration of; by reason of, because of. thanks to1631 thanks to: Thanks be given to, or are due to; hence, Owing to, as a result of, in consequence of. (Often ironical.) So no thanks (†thank) to, no… on the foot of1675 on (or upon) the foot of: by reason of; on the grounds of. Obsolete. on the ground of1882 In various immaterial applications. A circumstance on which an opinion, inference, argument, statement, or claim is founded, or which has given… Subcategories:— regarded as an aim or purpose (1) — for my or his sake (1) — because of that (2) |
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