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Meaning of "for Pete's sake!" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOR PETE'S SAKE!

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WHAT DOES FOR PETE'S SAKE! MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of for Pete's sake! in the English dictionary

The definition of for Pete's sake! in the dictionary is an expression of frustration, exasperation or annoyance.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOR PETE'S SAKE!

for good measure
for hire
for instance
for it
for love
for love or money
for now
for once
for one´s money
for one´s part
for real
for rent
for short
for show
for starters
for sure
for that matter
for the best
for the better
for the birds

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOR PETE'S SAKE!

bless me!
deary me!
excuse me!
Get outta here!
going, going, gone!
look alive!
to horse!

Synonyms and antonyms of for Pete's sake! in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «for Pete's sake!» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOR PETE'S SAKE!

Find out the translation of for Pete's sake! to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of for Pete's sake! from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «for Pete's sake!» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

天啊!
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por amor de Dios !
570 millions of speakers

English

for Pete´s sake!
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीट के लिए !
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

ل مجرد بيت !
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ради Пита !
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pelo amor de Deus !
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিট এর জন্য!
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pour l´amour de Pete !
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demi Pete!
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pete willen !
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピートのために!
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

피트 위하여 !
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanggo Pete!
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vì lợi ích của Pete !
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பீட்டிற்குக் காரணம்!
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पीट च्या फायद्यासाठी!
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Pete aşkına!
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per l´amor di Dio !
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

na litość boską !
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заради Піта !
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentru numele lui Dumnezeu !
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για χάρη του Πιτ !
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vir Pete se ontwil !
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

för Pete skull!
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

for Pete skyld !
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of for Pete's sake!

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOR PETE'S SAKE!»

The term «for Pete's sake!» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.035 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOR PETE'S SAKE!» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about for Pete's sake!

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOR PETE'S SAKE!»

Discover the use of for Pete's sake! in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to for Pete's sake! and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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For Pete's Sake
Ellen isn't sure true love exists.
Linda Windsor, 2009
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For Pete's sake
Pete, an alligator who thinks that he is a flamingo, worries when he begins to notice the differences between him and his flamingo friends.
Ellen Stoll Walsh, Harcourt School Publishers Staff, 2001
3
Beer for Pete's sake: the wicked adventures of a brewing ...
Traces the development of Pete's Brewing Company from homebrewed beer to Inc. 500 company
Pete Slosberg, 1998
4
For Pete's Sake
For Pete's Sake does it all. . In this deeply moving memoir of trust and courage, acclaimed singer/songwriter Pamela Chappell poignantly writes of her newlywed husband Pete's heart transplant and its frightening aftermath.
Pamela Chappell, 2011
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For Pete's Sake
For Pete’s Sake also tells the story of Peter’s passion to be a top footballer manager, even when he was a very young man, how he cut his teeth as manager of Burton Albion and then joined forces with Brian at Hartlepools United and ...
Wendy Dickinson, 2010
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For Pete's Sake
Overcome by horror, guilt and fear in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Detective Amanda Ross finds herself unable to return to the job.
N. H. Avenue, 2003
7
For Pete's Sake
Southern belle Pietra "Pete" Lang vows to pull off the town of Langtown's Fourth of July festivities, despite the death of her beloved grandmother, but two things stand in her way--celebrity divorce attorney Dan Benedict and a dead body.
Geri Buckley, 2005
8
For Pete's Sake
"For Pete's Sake" is a story of a little guy named Pete and the chaos in his life as he discovers the real world. Read about Pete's family and the wonderfully wacky antics of his sister, DeeDee.
Le Quick, 2001
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For Pete's Sake
Pantasia - For Pete's Sake By Mardi BallouSecond in the Pantasia seriesAt the end of Hook, Wine & Tinker, Gwyn Verde dumped her boyfriend Pete Payne to run off with his boss, Dominic Laredo.
Mardi Ballou, 2004
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For Pete's Sake
Simone has fallen in love, deeply and irretrievably, but not with a boy.
Margaret Pearce, 2012

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. For Pete's sake! [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/for-petes-sake>. May 2024 ».
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