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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Conjunction 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Conjunction 2.2 Preposition 2.3 Verb 3 Esperanto 3.1 Adverb 3.2 Particle 3.2.1 Antonyms 4 Galician 4.1 Etymology 1 4.1.1 Verb 4.2 Etymology 2 4.2.1 Verb 5 Icelandic 5.1 Noun 5.1.1 Derived terms 6 Ido 6.1 Preposition 7 Latin 7.1 Verb 7.1.1 Synonyms 7.1.2 Derived terms 8 Norwegian 8.1 Pronunciation 8.2 Conjunction 8.2.1 Synonyms 8.3 Preposition 9 Old English 9.1 Etymology 1 9.1.1 Preposition 9.2 Etymology 3 9.2.1 Verb 9.2.2 Noun 9.2.2.1 Declension 9.3 Etymology 4 9.3.1 Noun 9.3.1.1 Declension 10 Portuguese 10.1 Verb 11 Swedish 11.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (stressed)
  • (UK) enPR: fôr, IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /fO@(\r)/
  • (US) enPR: fôr, IPA: /fɔɹ/, /foʊɹ/, SAMPA: /fOr\/
  •  Audio (US)^{help, file}
  • Rhymes: -ɔː(r)
• (unstressed)
  • (UK) IPA: /fə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /f@(\r)/
  • (US) IPA: /fɚ/, SAMPA: /f@`/
  •  Audio (US), unstressed, in the phrase "Wait for me".^{help, file}
• Homophones: fore, four

[edit] Conjunction

for

1. because

   He lost his job, for he got into trouble.

[edit] Translations

[edit] Preposition

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.

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. With the purpose of.

   I am aiming for completion by end of business Thursday.

8. 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 […]

9. Used to introduce a small clause.

   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.)

10. Used to construe various verbs.

    Don't wait for an answer.

    What did he ask you for?

    He was convicted for murder.

    I'm looking for my friend.

[edit] Antonyms

• against

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Conjunction

for

1. for, because

[edit] Preposition

for

1. for

[edit] Verb

for

1. went (past tense of fare, in the sense of go, travel)

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Adverb

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—

[edit] Particle

for

1. distant (particle of distance)

   for combines with demonstrative correlatives to indicate that the referrent is somehow distant from the speaker:

   • tiu for: "that [distant] [one/person]"
   • tio for: "that [distant] [thing]"
   • tia for: "that [anomolous] kind of"
   • ties for: "belonging to those [distant] people"
   • tiel for: "that [extreme] manner or degree"
   • tie for: "over there"
   • tiam for: "then [long ago or in the distant future]"
   • tiom for: "that much [of an extreme quantity]"
   • tial for: "for that [unusual] reason"

[edit] Antonyms

• ĉi: this, here (particle of proximity)

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[edit] Galician

[edit] Etymology 1

Inflected form of ir (“‘to go’”).

[edit] Verb

for

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

[edit] Etymology 2

Inflected form of ser (“‘to be’”).

[edit] Verb

for

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

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Noun

for f. (for-ar, for-ir)

1. mud
2. a bog

[edit] Derived terms

• forarpittur

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[edit] Ido

[edit] Preposition

for

1. far from

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Verb

present active for, present infinitive fāri, perfect active fātum sum, supine fātum.

1. To speak.

[edit] Synonyms

• dico

[edit] Derived terms

• affor, fatum, infans, interfor

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Pronunciation

•  Audio^{help, file}

[edit] Conjunction

for

1. for

[edit] Synonyms

• fordi

[edit] Preposition

for

1. for

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[edit] Old English

[edit] Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *fora

[edit] Preposition

for

1. for

[edit] Etymology 3

Old English, from 1st & 3rd person singular preterite of faran "to travel, go"

[edit] Verb

fōr

1. 1st and 3rd person singular preterite of faran

[edit] Noun

fōr f.

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

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	fōr	fōra
accusative	fōre	fōra
genitive	fōre	fōra
dative	fōre	fōrum

[edit] Etymology 4

Old English

[edit] Noun

fōr m.

1. hog, pig

[edit] Declension

	Singular	Plural
nominative	fōr	fōras
accusative	fōr	fōras
genitive	fōres	fōra
dative	fōre	fōrum

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[edit] Portuguese

[edit] Verb

for

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

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Verb

for

1. Past tense of fara.