sake

/seɪk/ noun

Translation

for the sake of sth › for this reason or purpose

uğruna; ...için; ...sun diye

For the sake of convenience, they combined the two departments. For safety's sake, you shouldn't swim alone.1244

for the sake of sb › in order to help or please someone

uğruna, hatırına; mutlu olsun diye

He begged her to stay for the sake of the children.18611244

for God's/goodness/heaven's, etc sake › something you say when you are angry about something

Allah aşkına!', 'Allah'ını seversen!'

For heaven's sake, stop moaning!12492418

(Definition of sake noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something without worrying about the risk or negative results

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