Found 3 items, similar to in vain.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: in vain
batal, cuma-cuma, sia-sia, terbuang
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: in vain
in vain
adv : to no avail;
“he looked for her in vain”;
“the city fathers
tried vainly to find a solution” [syn:
vainly]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: In vain
Vain
\Vain\, n.
Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase in vain.
[1913 Webster]
For vain. See
In vain. [Obs.] --Shak.
In vain, to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually.
“
In vain doth valor bleed.” --Milton.
“ In vain they do
worship me.” --Matt. xv. 9.
To take the name of God in vain, to use the name of God
with levity or profaneness.
[1913 Webster]