vergeblich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- futile adjective Producing no useful result; pointless or doomed to fail.
- inane adjective Silly, pointless, or lacking any real substance — often to an annoying degree.
- ineffectual adjective Failing to produce the desired effect; not achieving much.
- otiose adj Achieving nothing; useless.
- unavailing adj Having no useful effect or result.
- void adjective Completely empty; containing nothing.
Senses
vergeblich is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- inane Purposeless; pointless.
- ineffectual Weak, indecisive; lacking forcefulness.
- otiose Having no reason for being (raison d’être); having no point, reason, or purpose.
- unavailing Fruitless, futile, useless.
- void Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.
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