Vocabulary
vergeblich
· adjective
in vain, futile, fruitless
Every effort that leads nowhere: you try, you wait, you ring — vergeblich.
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vergeblich
in vain, futile, fruitless
Marie läutete an, wieder und wieder, vergeblich.
Marie rang, again and again, in vain.
Word family
vergeblichvergebensin vaindie Vergeblichkeitfutility
Common combinations
- vergeblich wartento wait in vain
- vergebliche Mühewasted effort
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
umsonsterfolglos
Real examples
- Marie läutete an, wieder und wieder, vergeblich.Marie rang, again and again, in vain.
- Alle Versuche, ihn zu erreichen, waren vergeblich.All attempts to reach him were in vain.
