transcription, транскрипция: [ fju:taɪl, AM -t(ə)l ]
If you say that something is futile , you mean there is no point in doing it, usually because it has no chance of succeeding.
He brought his arm up in a futile attempt to ward off the blow...
It would be futile to sustain his life when there is no chance of any improvement.
= pointless
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