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    in vain

    US /ɪn ven/

    ・

    UK /in vein/

    C1
    phr.PhraseWithout success or result; futilely.
    I tried in vain to start the car.

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    How to Learn English \ Where to start \ A Step-by-Step Guide

    10:22How to Learn English \ Where to start \ A Step-by-Step Guide
    • And this is how, in my opinion, any language should be learned and approached, because this way helped me to finally become fluent in my 20s after years spent in vain in school and courses trying to become fluent in English.

      And this is how, in my opinion, any language should be learned and approached, because this way helped me to finally become fluent in my 20s after years spent in vain in school and courses trying to become fluent in English.

    • And this is how, in my opinion, any language should be learned and approached, because this way helped me to finally become fluent in my 20s after years spent in vain in school and courses trying to become fluent in English.

      And this is how, in my opinion, any language should be learned and approached, because this way helped me to finally become fluent in my 20s after years spent in vain in school and courses trying to become fluent in English.

    A2

    A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters

    17:28A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Full Audiobook with Subtitles and Chapters
    • "Rise and walk with me." It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead that the weather and the hour were not adapted to pedestrian purposes, that bed was warm and the thermometer a long way below freezing, that he was clad but lightly in his slippers, dressing gown,

      "Rise and walk with me." It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead that the weather and the hour were not adapted to pedestrian purposes, that bed was warm and the thermometer a long way below freezing, that he was clad but lightly in his slippers, dressing gown,

    • It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead  that the weather and the hour were not adapted to  

      It would have been in vain for Scrooge to plead  that the weather and the hour were not adapted to  

    B2

    Identity V | 3rd Anniversary Essense Background Video

    01:39Identity V | 3rd Anniversary Essense Background Video
    • You may have known that is all in vain.

      You may have known that is all in vain.

    B1

    Seeking justice for protesters in Bangladesh | DW News

    14:39Seeking justice for protesters in Bangladesh | DW News
    • Despite severe injuries, Hussain hopes his sacrifices and those of thousands of Bangladeshis will not be in vain, and that they will finally get the justice they have waited for so long.

      Despite severe injuries, Hussain hopes his sacrifices and those of thousands of Bangladeshis will not be in vain, and that they will finally get the justice they have waited for so long.

    • Despite severe injuries, Hossain hopes his sacrifices and those of thousands of Bangladeshis will not be in vain.

      Despite severe injuries, Hossain hopes his sacrifices and those of thousands of Bangladeshis will not be in vain.

    B1

    SING Song "Don't You Worry Bout A Thing " Meena as Superstar Tori Kelly HD

    04:36SING Song "Don't You Worry Bout A Thing "  Meena as Superstar Tori Kelly HD
    • Always reaching out in vain

      Always reaching out in vain

    B1

    Tori Kelly - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing

    03:11Tori Kelly - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing
    • Always reaching out in vain, just taking the things not worth having.

      Always reaching out in vain, just taking the things not worth having.

    • ♪ ALWAYS REACHING OUT IN VAIN ♪

      ♪ ALWAYS REACHING OUT IN VAIN ♪

    B2

    Tiger Electronic Games - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)

    18:40Tiger Electronic Games - Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
    • It's proof that Jesus died in vain and legally changed his middle name to fucking.

      It's proof that Jesus died in vain and legally changed his middle name to fucking.

    • It's proof that Jesus died in vain and legally changed his middle name, the fucking!

      It's proof that Jesus died in vain and legally changed his middle name, the fucking!

    B1

    Why exercising doesn't mean you burn calories - BBC REEL

    07:03Why exercising doesn't mean you burn calories - BBC REEL
    • But from an evolutionary perspective, we're actually hardwired not to waste precious energy in vain.

      But from an evolutionary perspective, we're actually hardwired not to waste precious energy in vain.

    • But from an evolutionary perspective, we're actually hardwired not to waste precious energy in vain.

      But from an evolutionary perspective, we're actually hardwired not to waste precious energy in vain.

    A1

    Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning

    03:59Porphyria's Lover By Robert Browning
    • For love of her, and all in vain: So, she was come through wind and rain.

      For love of her, and all in vain: So, she was come through wind and rain.

    • She, too weak for her heart's endeavor to set its struggling passion free from pride, in vain her ties to sever and give herself to me forever.

      She, too weak for her heart's endeavor to set its struggling passion free from pride, in vain her ties to sever and give herself to me forever.

    B2

    Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Director's Cut)

    03:56Miley Cyrus - Wrecking Ball (Director's Cut)
    • We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain.

      We clawed, we chained, our hearts in vain.

    • ♪ Our hearts in vain ♪

      ♪ Our hearts in vain ♪

    B1