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View definitions for for nothing

for nothing

adjective as in gratuitous

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Student Alaw Jones, who is the ninth generation of her family to farm livestock in west Wales, said her parents had always planned to hand down the business to her and her sister but now "all the work they have done to build the business and get this farm to stand on its own just feels like it's for nothing."

From BBC

Where before he cared for nothing, not even himself, now he cares for something.

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Another said she was "furious", while a third complained he "did an all-nighter for nothing".

From BBC

They gave them food, clothing, and phones to call their loved ones, asking for nothing in return.

Erasmus, however, says past results count for nothing when the two sides renew their rivalry in London.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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