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for Pronunciation: (fôr unstressed f&schwar), [key] — prep.
with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. during the continuance of: for a long time. in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. in punishment of: payment for the crime. in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. in order to save: to flee for one's life. in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. such as results in: his reason for going. as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. See(def. 21). —conj. seeing that; since. because. for- a prefix meaning “away,” “off,” “to the uttermost,” “extremely,” “wrongly,” or imparting a negative or privative force, occurring in verbs and nouns formed from verbs of Old or Middle English origin, many of which are now obsolete or archaic: forbid; forbear; forswear; forbearance. For. Forester. for. foreign. forester. forestry. F.O.R. free on rails. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.