for nothing

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English

Adverb

for nothing (not comparable)

  2. For free.
    I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity.
  3. For no reason.
    2. In vain, uselessly, wastefully, or pointlessly.
      I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a drawer without reading it!
    4. Without cause or without due cause.
      Synonym: for no good reason
      Antonyms: not for nothing, with good reason
      A: Then he walked up to me and shoved me. B: What the hell? What for? A: For nothing!
      A: Then she filed suit against the restaurant. B: What the hell? For what? A: For nothing! Not so much for allegedly being negligent as for having some money that she might shake down!

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