1 : to no end : without success or result <her efforts were in vain >
2 : in an irreverent or blasphemous manner <you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain ― Deut 5:11 (RSV)>
1 : to no end : without success or result <her efforts were in vain >
2 : in an irreverent or blasphemous manner <you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain ― Deut 5:11 (RSV)>
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012