What is the meaning of in vain ?
IN VANE
In vane = The cost or effort of an action results in no return of value.
All my efforts to build a business turned out to be in vane, as my business partner pulled out of the venture at the last minute.
Without value.
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The meaning of In Vain
The meaning of in vain and some examples
Definition of vain
1: having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : CONCEITED
2: marked by futility or ineffectualness : UNSUCCESSFUL, USELESS vain efforts to escape
3: having no real value : IDLE, WORTHLESS vain pretensions
in vain1: to no end : without success or resulther efforts were
in vain2: in an irreverent or blasphemous manner Being a religion writer, I have always tried to avoid using the Lord's name in vain. I have not always succeeded.
History and Etymology for vain
Middle English veyn "empty, futile, groundless, foolish, excessively proud," borrowed from Anglo-French vain, vein, going back to Latin vānus "lacking content, empty, illusory, marked by foolish or empty pride"
unsuccessfully
unsuccessfully
徒勞地；枉然地；無用地I tried in vain to start a conversation.我極力想挑起話頭，但沒有成功。All the police's efforts to find him were in vain.警方竭力想要找到他，但所有努力終是徒勞。