USA HISTORY

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR(1861 1865)

GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

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In vain

(A) ** For no reason

(B) Disrespectfully

(C) Die

(D) To decide

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -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.

Concept note-2: -in vain. : to no end : without success or result. her efforts were in vain. : in an irreverent or blasphemous manner.

Concept note-3: -She struggles in vain, screaming and trying to get away. Several times they tried to move it, but in vain.

Concept note-4: -’Vain’ and ‘In Vain’ Meaning and Usage It also appears in the idiom “to take someone’s name in vain, ” meaning “to use (a name, especially the name of God) in a way that does not show proper respect."

Concept note-5: -adjectivebringing no advantage, product. abortive. barren. empty. futile.