for

Pronunciation

• Homophones: fore (with horse-hoarse merger), four (with horse-hoarse merger)

Conjunction

for

1. Because, as, since.
   • I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.

Preposition

for

1. Towards; in the direction of.
   • The astronauts headed for the moon.
   • Run for the hills!
   • He was headed for the door when he remembered.
2. Directed at; intended to belong to.
   • I have something for you.
3. In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
   • Everything I do, I do for you.
   • We're having a birthday party for Janet.
   • The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
4. To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
   • This is a new bell for my bicycle.
   • The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
   • These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.
5. Supporting, in favour of.
   • Antonym: against
   • All those for the motion, raise your hands.
   • Who's for ice-cream?
   • I'm for going by train
   • Ten voted for, and three against. (with implied object)
6. Because of.
   • He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
   • He looks better for having lost weight. (UK usage)
   • She was the worse for drink.
   • I like her for lots of reasons.
7. Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
   • This medicine is for your cough.
   • I need to spray my house for termites.
8. Over (a period of time).
   • I've lived here for three years.
   • They fought for days over a silly pencil.
9. Throughout or across (a distance in space).
   • I can see for miles.
10. Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.
    • It is unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.
    • All I want is for you to be happy.
11. On behalf of.
    • I will stand in for him.
    • I speak for the Prime Minister.
12. In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
    • I used a hay bale for a bed.
    • He's got a turnip for a brain.
13. In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
    • I got five hundred pounds for that old car!
    • He matched me blow for blow.
14. In order to obtain or acquire.
    • I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
    • He's going for his doctorate.
    • Do you want to go for coffee?
    • People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
    • Can you go to the store for some eggs?
    • I'm saving up for a car.
    • Don't wait for an answer.
    • What did he ask you for?
15. By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
    • Fair for its day.
    • She's spry for an old lady.
    • He's very mature, for a two-year old.
16. To be, or as being.
    • Don't take me for a fool.
17. (usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.
    • For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.
18. Indicating something desired or anticipated.
    • O for the wings of a dove.
    • Ah! for wings to soar …
    • And now for a slap-up meal!
19. (in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.
    • Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim.
20. (with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.
    • He is named for his grandfather.
21. Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
    • He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack.
22. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
    • In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
23. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
    • At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
24. (obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
25. Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
    • to account for one's whereabouts    to care for a relative    to settle for second best    to allow for mistakes
26. (nonstandard) So (that), in order to
    • He took the swing shift for he could get more overtime.

Particle

for

1. (nonstandard, in representations of dialectal speech, especially that of black speakers) To, the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

Anagrams

• 'fro, ORF, fro, orf

Noun

for

1. a kind of fish

Alternative forms

• foe, fo

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔ/

Preposition

for

1. for

Noun

for m (plural fors)

1. prize, worth
2. forum

Pronunciation

Verb

for

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to be used for; to serve the purpose of
   • 隻叉係for食蛋糕嘅 [Cantonese, trad.] 只叉系for食蛋糕嘅 [Cantonese, simp.]
     • zek³ caa¹ hai⁶ fo⁶ sik⁶ daan⁶ gou¹ ge³ [Jyutping]
     • the fork is used for eating the cake
2. (Hong Kong Cantonese) to be for the sake (of someone); to be used by someone
   • 呢個位係for長者坐㗎 [Cantonese, trad.] 呢个位系for长者坐㗎 [Cantonese, simp.]
     • ni¹ go³ wai^6-2 hai⁶ fo⁶ zoeng² ze² co⁵ gaa³ [Jyutping]
     • this seat is meant to be used by the elderly
   • 個set如果for三個人食會唔會太細份？ [Cantonese, trad.] 个set如果for三个人食会唔会太细份？ [Cantonese, simp.]
     • go³ set¹ jyu⁴ gwo² fo⁶ saam¹ go³ jan^4-2 sik⁶ wui⁵ m⁴ wui⁵ taai³ sai³ fan⁶? [Jyutping]
     • Wouldn't this meal set be too little if it was for three people to consume?

Noun

for

1. Mixed mutation of mor.

Alternative forms

• fór

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈfoˀɐ̯], [ˈfoɐ̯ˀ]

Noun

for n (singular definite foret, plural indefinite for)

1. lining (covering for the inside of something)
2. lining (material used for inside covering)

Pronunciation

• IPA: [fʌ]

Preposition

for

1. for
2. of
3. to
4. on
5. at
6. before, in front of
7. by

Adverb

for

1. too (more than enough; as too much)
2. in front
3. forward

Conjunction

for

1. for, because

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈfoˀɐ̯], [ˈfoɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

for, fór or farede

1. past tense of fare.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [for]
• Hyphenation: for

Adverb

for

1. away, far, gone

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔʁ/

Noun

for m (plural not attested)

1. (obsolete) Only used in for intérieur

Verb

for

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ir

Verb

for

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ser

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔːr/

Noun

for f (genitive singular forar, nominative plural forir)

1. mud
   • Synonym: drulla
2. bog

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔr/

Preposition

for

1. far from, away from

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /for/, [fɔr]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA: /for/, [fɔr]

Verb

for (present infinitive fārī or fārier, perfect active fātus sum); first conjugation, deponent, defective

1. I speak, talk, say.
   • Synonyms: effor, inquam, oro, aio, dico, alloquor, loquor

Alternative forms

• vor, ver, fer, fur

Preposition

for

1. for

Conjunction

for

1. for

Descendants

• English: for
• Scots: for
• Yola: vor, var, for

Pronunciation

• IPA: /for/

Preposition

for (with accusative or dative)

1. on, over

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfɔrː/ (unstressed)
• IPA: /fɔ/ (unstressed)

Adverb

for

1. too
   • for ung ― too young
   • for langt ― too far

Conjunction

for

1. for

Noun

for n (definite singular foret, indefinite plural for, definite plural fora or forene)

1. alternative form of fôr

Preposition

for

1. for

Verb

for

1. past tense of fare.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔrː/

Conjunction

for

1. for, because
   • Eg joggar kvar dag, for eg vil ikkje bli feit.

     • I jog every day, because I don't want to get fat.

Alternative forms

• fòr

Pronunciation

• IPA: /foːr/

Noun

for f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)

1. travel
2. footprints

Alternative forms

• fore, fòr, fòre

Noun

for f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)

1. (agriculture) furrow

Alternative forms

• fór

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fuːr/

Adjective

for (neuter fort, definite singular and plural fore, comparative forare, indefinite superlative forast, definite superlative foraste)

1. fast
   • gå fórare!
     • Go faster!

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fuːr/

Noun

for n (definite singular foret, indefinite plural for, definite plural fora)

1. alternative form of fôr (“fodder”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fuːr/

Noun

for n (definite singular foret, indefinite plural for, definite plural fora)

1. alternative form of fôr (“lining”)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔrː/

Preposition

for

1. for
   • Pass deg for snøskred!

     • Look out for avalanches!
2. of
   • Eg bur sør for byen.

     • I live south of the city.

Adverb

for

1. too
   • Det er for langt å gå.

     • It is too far to walk.
2. in favour of
   • Eg var for å bli med i FN.

     • I was in favour of joining the UN.

Verb

for

1. misspelling of fór, past tense of fara

for

1. imperative of fòra
2. imperative of fôra

Alternative forms

• fore

Pronunciation

• IPA: /for/

Preposition

for

1. because of (+ dative)
2. for (for the sake of) (+ dative)
3. for (on behalf of, instead of) (+ accusative)
4. ago (+ dative)
   • Hē swealt for swelċe... twām þūsendum ġēara.

     • He died like... two thousand years ago.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /foːr/

Verb

fōr

1. first/third-person singular preterite of faran

Pronunciation

• IPA: /foːr/

Noun

fōr f (nominative plural fōra)

1. journey, going, course, expedition, approach; passage, lifestyle, way of life

Pronunciation

• IPA: /foːr/

Noun

fōr m

1. hog, pig

Pronunciation

• IPA: /for/

Alternative forms

• far, bar

Determiner

for (triggers eclipsis)

1. your (plural)
2. you (plural; as the object of a preposition that takes the genitive)

For quotations using this term, see for.

Alternative forms

• far

Preposition

for (with accusative or dative)

1. on, over

For quotations using this term, see for.

Noun

for f

1. furrow

Noun

for

1. Alternative form of fora

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: for

Verb

for

1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ir
   • Quando ele for, avisa-me.

     • When he goes, let me know.
2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ser
   • Enquanto ela for viva, merece todo o nosso respeito.

     • As long as she is alive, she deserves all our respect.

Pronunciation

Noun

for m (plural fors)

1. (programming) for loop (a loop that uses a counter)

Noun

for n (plural foruri)

1. forum

Verb

for

1. past tense of fara.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /fɔʀ/

Noun

for m (plural fors)

1. oven

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɸor/

Verb

for

1. (transitive) to hit repeatedly with a stick or other object

Preposition

for

1. Alternative form of vor