VAIN


Meaning of VAIN in English

adj.

1) ~ about (~ about one's appearance)

2) ~ to + inf. (it is ~ to protest)

3) ( misc. ) in ~ ('without success') (to work in ~); to take the Lord's name in ~ ('to treat the Lord's name in a disrespectful manner')

The Bbi combinatory dictionary of English, a guide to word combinations.      Комбинаторный словарь английского языка Bbi. Руководство по словосочетаниям.