serve no purpose
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serve no purpose (Englisch)
[Bearbeiten]Zeitform | Person | Wortform |
---|---|---|
simple present | I, you, they | serve no purpose |
he, she, it | serves no purpose | |
simple past | served no purpose | |
present participle | serving no purpose | |
past participle | served no purpose |
Worttrennung:
- to serve no pur·pose
Aussprache:
- IPA: […]
- Hörbeispiele: —
Bedeutungen:
- [1] nutzlos sein, keinen Zweck haben
Beispiele:
- [1] In the United States, where women of fashion demand delivery on items no heavier than a powderpuff, they serve no purpose other than decoration.[1]
- [1] The forms of living things are purposeful; the forms of non-living things serve no purpose, there is no particular end to be served by them. The forms of crystals are not haphazard, they are predetermined, and yet they serve no purpose.[2]
Übersetzungen
[Bearbeiten] [1] nutzlos sein, keinen Zweck haben
Quellen:
- ↑ Pockets for no purpose are fashion's newest decoration, in Life (22 Januar 1940)
- ↑ John Burroughs, The writings of John Burroughs, Volume 19, Seite 237