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adjective·b1
vergeblich
In vain; without success
Ich habe vergeblich versucht, dich anzurufen.
I tried in vain to call you.
Seine Bemühungen waren vergeblich.
His efforts were in vain.
predicativevergeblich
in vain (used predicatively or adverbially)with articledas vergebliche Bemühen
the vain/fruitless effort (adjective before a noun with article)comparativevergeblicher
more futile / more in vainsuperlativeam vergeblichsten
most futile / most in vain