FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE

Meaning of FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE in English

if you do sth for old times' sake , you do it because it is connected with sth good that happened to you in the past

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

FOR OLD TIMES SAKE — in memory of the past; in memory of our friendship
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOR OLD TIMES' SAKE — in acknowledgement of a shared past. → sake
Concise Oxford English vocab
TIMES — preposition Date: 14th century multiplied by
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAKE — Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice . It dates to at least the 3rd century AD. Sake is light …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
TIMES — I. (ˌ)tīmz preposition Etymology: Middle English, from plural of time (I) : multiplied by two times two is four II. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAKE — I. sake ˈsāk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, dispute, accusation, fault, guilt (the phrase for someones sake meaning …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TIMES — (pl. ) of Time
Английский словарь Webster
SAKE — (n.) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in …
Английский словарь Webster
TIMES — ( pl. ) of Time
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SAKE — ( n. ) Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIMES — /tuymz/ , prep. multiplied by: Two times four is eight. [ 1350-1400; ME; see TIME (def. 21) ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAKE — sake 1 /sayk/ , n. 1. cause, account, interest, or benefit: for the sake of all students. 2. purpose or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAKE — I. sake ˈsāk noun Etymology: Middle English, dispute, guilt, purpose, from Old English sacu guilt, action at law; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIMES — preposition Date: 14th century : multiplied by two times two is four
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TIMES — pl of time.
Webster English vocab
SAKE — noun final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; used chiefly in …
Webster English vocab
OLD
Webster English vocab
TIMES — ~ (following a number) expressing multiplication. → time ———————— ~ ■ verb ( ~es , ~ing , ~ed ) informal …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TIMES — [times] prep (14c): multiplied by "two ~ two is four"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAKE — [sake] n [ME, dispute, guilt, purpose, fr. OE sacu guilt, action at law; akin to OHG sahha action at law, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAKE — also spelled saki, Japanese sake Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. Sake is light in colour and noncarbonated, with …
Britannica English vocabulary
TIMES — Times BrE AmE taɪmz ▶ ˌ Times ˈ Roman BrE AmE
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAKE — I sake 'advantage, purpose' BrE AmE seɪk ▷ sakes seɪks ▶ for ˌ goodness ˈ sake, • ˈ•• • BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SAKE — I . / seɪk; NAmE / noun —see also sake (II) • IDIOMS - for Christ's, God's, goodness', heaven's, pity's, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIMES — / taɪmz; NAmE / 1. preposition ( informal ) multiplied by : Five times two is / equals ten (= …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIMES — I. times 1 /taɪmz/ BrE AmE preposition multiplied by: two times two equals four (2 x 2 = 4) II. …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIMES — Times, The BrE AmE trademark 1 . an old and famous British daily newspaper. The Times is a serious paper, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAKE — I. sake 1 S2 W3 /seɪk/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] 1 . for the sake of somebody/something ( also for …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAKE — n. (esp. for the sake of or for one's sake) 1 out of consideration for; in the interest of; because …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAKE — n. (esp. for the sake of or for one's sake) 1 out of consideration for; in the interest of; because …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAKE
Oxford English vocab
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
SAKÉ — also sake Saké is a Japanese alcoholic drink that is made from rice. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAKE — ( sakes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you do something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIMES — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES biblical times ▪ The disease dates back to biblical times . changing times (= …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN goodness ▪ No reason why you should be treated like bone chine just …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TIMES — (HISTORY) [plural] [noun] - another word for time (HISTORICAL PERIOD)
Cambridge English vocab
SAKE — (REASON) [noun] [U] - for the sake of something/for something's sake because of, or for the purpose of, (something)Let's not …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
SAKE — n. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice . It dates to at least the 3rd century AD. Sake is …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TIMES — Synonyms and related words : affairs, circumstances, concerns, condition of things, conditions, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, dealings, doings, goings-on, historical present, life, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TIMES — n. pl. 1. Seasons, spells. 2. Periods, epochs, ages. 3. State of things ( at a particular period ), general …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TIMES — See ↑ COUNT/CALCULATE 6 ◆◆◆ • ↑ at all times • ↑ at times • ↑ behind the times • …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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