tevergeefs — meaning in English

English meaning

• abortive adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.
• futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
• vain adj Excessively proud of one's own looks or achievements.

Senses

tevergeefs is used for these senses in English:

• abortive Coming to nothing; failing in its effect. [from late 1500s].
• futile Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
• in vain (idiomatic) Without success or a result; ending in failure.
• vain Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.

abortive — full definition

1. adj Born too early, before it was fully formed, and so seeming unnatural.
2. adj Unsuccessful; failing to achieve its purpose.
3. adj Not fully grown or developed; underdeveloped.
4. adj (medicine) Able to bring about a miscarriage.

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