vergeefs — meaning in English

English meaning

• fruitless adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.

Senses

vergeefs is used for these senses in English:

• fruitless (figuratively) Unproductive, useless.
• in vain (idiomatic) Without success or a result; ending in failure.

fruitless — full definition

1. adjective Producing no useful result; unsuccessful.
2. adjective Bearing no fruit.

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