behufs

German

Etymology

Genitive of Behuf.

Preposition

behufs

1. (archaic, genitive) in order to

   Synonym: zwecks

   • 1918, Heinrich Mann, translated by Ernest Boyd, Der Untertan [The Patrioteer]‎^[1], Leipzig: Kurt Wolff Verlag, page 209:

     Frau Heßling griff ein. „Nicht wahr? Woher soll denn sonst ein junger Mann den Mut nehmen –? Meine Töchter schneidern alles selbst.“ Dies war für Herrn Kienast das Stichwort, sich über Magdas Bluse zu beugen behufs eingehender Würdigung.

     Frau Hessling intervened. "Isn't that so? How otherwise would a young man have the courage to—? My daughters make all their own clothes." Herr Kienast took this as his cue to bend over Magda's blouse on the pretext of making a detailed examination.

Further reading

• “behufs” in Duden online