Feb 6, 2016 · The meaning of IN VAIN is to no end : without success or result. How to use in vain in a sentence.

The reforming conductor's efforts were in vain; thus 'rue', an old-fashioned literary word for regret.

IN VAIN definition: To no avail, useless, as in All our work was in vain. [c. 1300] Also see take someone's name in vain. See examples of in vain used in a sentence.

If you do something in vain, you do it with no result, or to no effect. Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address to make it clear that Union soldiers did not die in vain.

in vain definition: without achieving the desired result. Check meanings, examples, usage tips, pronunciation, domains, and related words. Discover expressions like "take someone's name in …

If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain.

1. To no avail; without success: Our labor was in vain. 2. In an irreverent or disrespectful manner: took the Lord's name in vain.

in an improper or irreverent manner: to take God's name in vain. conceited: a vain dandy. proceeding from or showing personal vanity: vain remarks. futile: a vain effort. baseless or worthless: vain …

In-vain definition: (idiomatic) Without <a>success</a>; ending in failure.

in vain meaning, definition, what is in vain: without success in spite of your efforts...: Learn more.