tevergeefs — meaning in English
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English meaning
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abortive
adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
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futile
adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
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vain
adj Excessively proud of one's own looks or achievements.
Senses
tevergeefs is used for these senses in English:
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abortive
Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
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futile
Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
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in vain
(idiomatic) Without success or a result; ending in failure.
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vain
Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
abortive — full definition
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adj Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
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adj Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. .
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adj Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
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adj Causing abortion; abortifacient.
