adverb#3,012 by frequency
umsonst
/ʊmˈzɔnst/
in vain, without success; free of charge, gratis; for nothing; for the sake of doing it
Meanings
- 1
in vain, without success
Es ist schön zu sehen, dass unsere Mühen nicht umsonst waren.
It's good to see that our efforts were not in vain.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Es ist sehr traurig zu wissen, dass alle unsere Pläne umsonst waren.
It's very sad to find out that all of our plans were in vain.
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
free of charge, gratis
- 3
for nothing; for the sake of doing it — without expecting reply
Sie können es umsonst haben.
You can have it for nothing.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Er hat es mir umsonst gegeben.
He gave it to me for nothing.
Tatoeba · Hans_Adler · CC BY 2.0 FR