vergeblich

Pronunciation: /fɛʁˈɡeːplɪç/

unavailing, in vain, futile, useless

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Meanings

Adjective

Alle Versuche, ihn zu überreden, waren vergeblich.

All attempts to persuade him were in vain.

vergeblich warten — Wait without obtaining the hoped-for result.
vergeblich / kostenlos — In vain differs from free of charge, although umsonst can mean either.

Extra sentence

Wir suchten vergeblich nach dem verlorenen Schlüssel.

We searched in vain for the lost key.