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for (fôr, fʉr)
- in place of; instead of to use blankets for coats
- as the representative of; in the interest of acting for another
- in defense of; in favor of fight for our cause; vote for the levy
- in honor of to give a banquet for someone
- with the aim or for the purpose of to carry a gun for protection
- for the purpose of going to he left for home
- in order to be, become, get, have, keep, etc. to walk for exercise, to fight for one's life
- in search of to look for a lost article
- meant to be received by (a specified person or thing), or to be used in (a specified way) flowers for Mother, money for paying bills
- suitable to; appropriate to a room for sleeping
- with regard to; as regards; concerning a need for improvement, an ear for music, a desire for power
- as being I know it for a fact
- considering the general nature of cool for July, clever for a child
- because of; as a result of to cry for pain
- in proportion to; corresponding to two dollars spent for every dollar earned
- to the amount of; equal to [a bill for $50]: when preceded and followed by the same noun, for indicates equality between things being compared or contrasted (dollar for dollar)
- at the price or by the payment of sold for $20,000
- in exchange with respect to our thanks for your help
- to the length, duration, or extent of; throughout; through to walk for an hour
- at (a specified time) an appointment for two o'clock
- Obsolete before
Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger für & Du ver- < IE base *per- > L per-, pro-, prae-, Gr pro, Sans pári
conjunction
because; seeing that; since: more formal than because and used to introduce evidence or explanation for an immediately preceding statement comfort him, for he is sad
for Idioms
for all
in spite of; notwithstanding stupid for all their learning
O! for
I wish that I had
for2 definition
for
- foreign
- forestry
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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