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See also For, FOR, för, før, fór, fôr, fòr, for-, and for.

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English [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

From Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, on account of, for the sake of, through, because of, owing to, from, by reason of, as to, in order to”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *peri- (“around”). Cognate with West Frisian for, foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”), Ancient Greek περί (peri, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

for

  1. because
    He lost his job, for he got into trouble.
    • 1900, L. Frank Baum , The Wonderful Wizard of Oz Chapter 23
      "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

Translations [edit]

because

Preposition [edit]

for

  1. Towards.
    The astronauts headed for the moon.
  2. Directed at, intended to belong to.
    I have something for you.
  3. Supporting (opposite of against).
    All those for the motion raise your hands.
  4. Because of.
    He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
    (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
  5. Over a period of time.
    They fought for days over a silly pencil.
  6. On behalf of.
    I will stand in for him.
  7. To obtain.
    I am aiming for completion by 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?
  8. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
    Run for the hills!
    He was headed for the door when he remembered.
  9. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
    Fair for its day.
    She's spry for an old lady.
  10. Despite, in spite of.
    • 1892 August 6, Charles Dickens, "The Unbidden Guest", in All the Year Round,[1] page 133,
      Mr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man […]
  11. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
    For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
    All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
  12. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
    In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
  13. (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.
  14. Used to construe various verbs. See the entry for the phrasal verb.

Antonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Translations [edit]

towards
directed at, intended to belong to
supporting
because of
over a period of time
to obtain
in the direction of: marks a point one is going toward
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Statistics [edit]

References [edit]

  • Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

Anagrams [edit]

Danish [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder (“linen, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”).

Alternative forms [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Noun [edit]

for n (singular definite foret, plural indefinite for)

  1. lining (covering for the inside of something)
  2. lining (material used for inside covering)
Inflection [edit]
    Inflection of for
neuter gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative for foret for forene
genitive fors forets fors forenes

Etymology 2 [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /fɔ/, [fʌ]

Adverb [edit]

for

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

Conjunction [edit]

for

  1. for, because

Preposition [edit]

for

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

Etymology 3 [edit]

See fare (“to rush, run”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /foːr/, [foːˀɐ̯]

Verb [edit]

for, fór or farede

  1. past of fare.

Esperanto [edit]

Adverb [edit]

for

  1. away, far, gone
    • 1998, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud Puphejmo : Dramo en tri aktoj, [2]
      NORA (komencas elpreni el la skatolo, sed baldaŭ forĵetas ĉion). Ho, se mi kuraĝus eliri. Se nur neniu venus. Se nur ne dume okazus io hejme. Stulta babilaĵo; neniu venos. Nur ne pensi. Brosi la mufon. Delikataj gantoj, delikataj gantoj. For el la pensoj! For, for! Unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses — (krias) Jen, tie ili venas —
      NORA (begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it all away). Oh, if I dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would happen here in the meantime. Stupid nonsense; no one will come. Only I mustn't think about it. I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves. Out of my thoughts, Away, away! One, two, three, four, five, six— (Screams) There, someone's coming—

Derived terms [edit]

Particle [edit]

for

  1. distant (particle of distance)
    for combines with demonstrative correlatives to indicate that the referrent is somehow distant from the speaker:
    • for tiu / tiu for: "that [distant] [one/person]"
    • for tio / tio for: "that [distant] [thing]"
    • for tia / tia for: "that [anomolous] kind of"
    • for ties / ties for: "belonging to those [distant] people"
    • for tiel / tiel for: "that [extreme] manner or degree"
    • for tie / tie for: "over there"
    • for tiam / tiam for: "then [long ago or in the distant future]"
    • for tiom / tiom for: "that much [of an extreme quantity]"
    • for tial / tial for: "for that [unusual] reason"

Antonyms [edit]

Galician [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

Inflected form of ir (“to go”).

Verb [edit]

for

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

Etymology 2 [edit]

Inflected form of ser (“to be”).

Verb [edit]

for

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

Icelandic [edit]

Noun [edit]

for f (for-ar, for-ir)

  1. mud
  2. a bog

Derived terms [edit]

Ido [edit]

Preposition [edit]

for

  1. far from

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak”). Cognates include fama (“news; fame”), fabula (“story, tale, fable”), Ancient Greek φημί (phēmi, “speak”), φάτις (phatis, “rumour, news, speech”), φάσις (phasis, “speech, announcement”), φωνή (phōnē, “voice”), Old Church Slavonic баяти (bajati, “tell, narrate”) and баснь (basnĭ, “fable”) (Russian баять and басня) and Old English bannan (English ban). Compare also Sanskrit भनति (bhánati, “speak”).

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active for, present infinitive fārī, perfect active fātus sum. (deponent)

  1. I speak, talk, say.

Inflection [edit]

    First Conjugation Deponent
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present for fāris fātur fāmur fāminī fantur
future fābor fāberis fābitur fābimur fābiminī fābuntur
imperfect fābar fābāris fābātur fābāmur fābāminī fābantur
perfect Use fatus m, fata f, fatum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use fatus m, fata f, fatum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use fatus m, fata f, fatum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present fer fēris fētur fēmur fēminī fentur
imperfect fārer fārēris fārētur fārēmur fārēminī fārentur
perfect Use fatus m, fata f, fatum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use fatus m, fata f, fatum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular fāre fātor fātor — — —
plural fāminī — fantor — — —
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives fārī fatus esse fatūrus esse — — —
participles fāns (fantis) fatus-a, -um fatūrus-ra, -rum — — fandus-nda, -ndum

Synonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

Related terms [edit]

Norwegian Bokmål [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German vōder (“linen, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *fōdrą (“sheath”).

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈfɔrː/ (unstressed)
  • IPA: /fɔ/ (unstressed)
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Conjunction [edit]

for

  1. for

Synonyms [edit]

Preposition [edit]

for

  1. for

Verb [edit]

for

  1. past tense of fare.

Norwegian Nynorsk [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

for

  1. for

Synonyms [edit]

Preposition [edit]

for

  1. for

Old English [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Germanic *fura

Preposition [edit]

for

  1. for

Etymology 2 [edit]

see faran

Verb [edit]

fōr

  1. first-person singular preterite of faran
  2. third-person singular preterite of faran

Noun [edit]

fōr f

  1. journey, going, course, expedition, approach; passage, lifestyle, way of life
Declension [edit]
    Declension of for (strong ō-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative fōr fōra, fōre
accusative fōre fōra, fōre
genitive fōre fōra
dative fōre fōrum

Etymology 3 [edit]

Old English

Noun [edit]

fōr m

  1. hog, pig
Declension [edit]
    Declension of for (strong a-stem)
Singular Plural
nominative fōr fōras
accusative fōr fōras
genitive fōres fōra
dative fōre fōrum

Old Irish [edit]

Alternative forms [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Proto-Celtic *swestero-, from Proto-Celtic *swīs (“you (pl.)”); compare Latin vester.

Determiner [edit]

for

  1. your (plural)
  2. you (plural; as the object of a preposition that takes the genitive)
    • circa 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, Wb. 16d8
      Bíuu-sa oc irbáig dar far cenn-si fri Maccidóndu.
      I am boasting about you to the Macedonians.

Synonyms [edit]

Old Saxon [edit]

Noun [edit]

for

  1. Alternative form of fora.

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

for

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

Verb [edit]

for

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

Swedish [edit]

Verb [edit]

for

  1. past tense of fara.
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