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Meanings of futile in anglès

Unproductive of success.

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Producing no result or effect.

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Usage of futile in anglès
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Therefore, hoping it will happen in the future is futile, he said.
Reuters
2
But ultimately all three Irish teams' defiance against French opposition proved futile.
The Irish Times
3
I once treated a young father who decided to stop futile chemotherapy.
The Guardian
4
Employers branded today's action futile and insisted no more money is available.
The Irish Times
5
I often think that my mission was futile from the very start.
And the rat laughed
6
I try to bring it off: futile, for there is no feeling.
Waiting for the Barbarians
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But it is futile to engage in the controversies of the past.
The Story of the Malakand Field Force: An Episode of Frontier Wa...
8
She recalled her futile attempt to save the rest of the animals.
Snow melts in spring
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There were attempts to resolve the issue, but the efforts were futile.
Ebony
10
He knew it was likely futile, given the upper- and lower-case combinations.
The panic zone
11
Wuhan residents reported overcrowding in hospitals and futile attempts to seek treatment.
News.com.au
12
But the quest for this elusive state of normal is entirely futile.
News.com.au
13
The only thing more painful than disappointment was clinging to futile hope.
Darkness unleashed
14
It was futile, incoherent; her tongue seemed to dry in her mouth.
The Best Short Stories of 1920, and the Yearbook of the American...
15
I used to try to have conversations with people but it's futile.
The Guardian
16
The rose continued to nod in the futile way peculiar to flowers.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition
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United Kingdom
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Ireland
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United States of America
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