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preposition
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- prefix
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fər,
(ˈ)fȯr 
Southern also (ˈ)fär
1
a
—used as a function word to indicate purpose
a grantfor studying medicine
b
—used as a function word to indicate an intended goal
leftfor home
actedfor the best
c
—used as a function word to indicate the object or recipient of a perception, desire, or activity
nowfor a good rest
runfor your life
an eyefor a bargain
2
a
:as being or constituting
takenfor a fool
eggsfor breakfast
b
—used as a function word to indicate an actual or implied enumeration or selection
for one thing, the price is too high
3
:because of
can't sleepfor the heat
4
—used as a function word to indicate suitability or fitness
it is notfor you to choose
readyfor action
5
a
:in place of
go to the storefor me
b(1)
:on behalf of:representing
speaksfor the court
(2)
:in favor of
allfor the plan
6
:in spite of—usually used withall
for all his large size, he moves gracefully
7
:with respect to:concerning
a sticklerfor detail
heavyfor its size
8
a
—used as a function word to indicate equivalence in exchange
$10for a hat
, equality in number or quantitypointfor point
, or correspondence or correlationfor every one that works, you'll find five that don't
b
—used as a function word to indicate number of attempts
0for 4
9
—used as a function word to indicate duration of time or extent of space
gonefor two days
10
:in honor of:after
namedfor her grandmother
:for the reason that:on this ground:because
1
foreign
2
forestry
free on rail
1
:so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal
forbid
2
:destructively or detrimentally
fordo
3
:completely:excessively:to exhaustion:to pieces
forspent
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Examples offor in a Sentence
Conjunction the bill should be listed as paid,for I mailed it in on time
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Corky Siemaszko,NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025John Garrison, 53, was released from an upstate prison earlier this year after spending nearly 16 years behind barsforthe Oct. 3, 2007 rape, cops said.—Elizabeth Keogh,New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025Since hens can’t catch coccidia through mating, Buchholz believes their preferencefortoms with killer snoods isn’t related to avoiding parasites.—Alice Jones Webb,Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025Honorees are lining upforCinemaCon‘s Big Screen Achievement Awards.—Chris Gardner,The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences forfor
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Preposition
Bomba, 88, could not immediately be reachedforcomment at numbers listed for him.—Corky Siemaszko,NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025John Garrison, 53, was released from an upstate prison earlier this year after spending nearly 16 years behind barsforthe Oct. 3, 2007 rape, cops said.—Elizabeth Keogh,New York Daily News, 21 Mar. 2025Since hens can’t catch coccidia through mating, Buchholz believes their preferencefortoms with killer snoods isn’t related to avoiding parasites.—Alice Jones Webb,Outdoor Life, 21 Mar. 2025Honorees are lining upforCinemaCon‘s Big Screen Achievement Awards.—Chris Gardner,The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025See All Example Sentences forforWord History
Etymology
Preposition and Conjunction
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Latinper through,prae before,pro before, for, ahead, Greekpro, Sanskritpra before, in front, Old Englishfaran to go — more atfare
Prefix
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High Germanfar- for-, Old Englishfor
First Known Use
Preposition
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined atsense 1a
Conjunction
12th century, in the meaning definedabove
Time Traveler
The first known use offor was before the 12th centuryBrowse Nearby Words
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“For.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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1 of 2prepositionfər
(ˈ)fȯ(ə)r
1
—used to indicate a purpose
moneyfor lunch
, an intended goalleftfor work
, or an object of one's desirenowfor a good rest
2
:as being
do you take mefor a fool
eggsfor breakfast
3
:because of
criedfor joy
4
a
:in support of
fightingfor their country
b
—used to indicate suitability or fitness
it's notfor me to say
medicinefor an illness
c
:so as to bring about a certain state
shouted the newsfor all to hear
5
a
:in place of
go to the storefor me
b
:as the equal or equivalent of in an exchange or loan
paid $10for a hat
6
:in spite of
unconvincedfor all the clever arguments
7
:with respect to:concerning
had an eyefor news
8
—used to indicate equality or proportion
pointfor point
tallfor your age
9
—used to indicate length of time or extent of space
waitedfor several hours
10
:afterentry 2sense 3a
namedfor my grandmother
for
2 of 2conjunction:for the reason that:on this ground:because
they were certainly there,for I saw them
Legal Definition
for
preposition1
:because of
a statute voidfor vagueness
2
:on behalf of:as the representative of
attorney general's officefor petitioner
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