sake
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sake¹
- /ˈseɪ̯k/
- [ˈseɪ̯k]
Rhymes with -eɪk
Where it comes from
From Middle English sake (“sake, cause”), from Old English sacu (“cause, lawsuit, legal action, complaint, issue, dispute”), from Proto-West Germanic *saku, from Proto-Germanic *sakō (“affair, thing, charge, accusation, matter”), from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂g- (“to investigate”).
Akin to West Frisian saak (“cause; business”), Low German Saak, Dutch zaak (“matter; cause; business”), German Sache (“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”), Danish sag, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish sak, Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉 (sakjō, “dispute, argument”), Old English sōcn (“inquiry, prosecution”), Old English sēcan (“to seek”). More at soke, soken, seek.
noun sakes
- Cause, interest or account. For the sake of argument
- Purpose or end; reason. for old times' sake
- The benefit or regard of someone or something. Ne ãd except thoſe dayes ſhulde be ſhoꝛtened / ſhulde no fleſſe be faved: Butt foꝛ the choſens ſake thoſe dayes ſhalbe ſhoꝛtened.
- Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge. And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.
sake²
noun sakes
- Alternative spelling of saké
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: interest, saki, cause, intention, purpose, reason, relevance, importance, significance, correctly, will, goal, principle, well, yes, mind
Translations
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noun cause, interest or account
| Español | causa, gracia |
|---|---|
| Português | causa, interesse |
| Deutsch | Sinn, Ziel |
| Italiano | causa |
| Русский | причи́на pričína |
| العربية | غاية ḡāya, غَرَض ḡaraḍ, قَصْد qaṣd, مَصْلَحَة maṣlaḥa |
noun purpose or end; reason
| Español | razón, motivo, gracia |
|---|---|
| Português | razão, motivo |
| Русский | причи́на pričína, моти́в motív, цель celʹ |
noun benefit
| Español | bien, gracia, bienestar, beneficio |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | -のために |
| Português | bem, benefício |
| Deutsch | Vorteil |
| Русский | бла́го blágo |
noun contention, strife; guilt
| Español | gracia |
|---|
Talk about this word "sake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sake "sake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sake.Cite this
@misc{sake_2026,
title = {sake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sake},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
