for

A2
Pronunciation
/(ˈ)fȯr/
/fər/
Abbreviation (1)
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

for the reason that : on this ground : because

2 Definition

foreign

Abbreviation (2)
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

forestry

Conjunction
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

in honor of : after

Example Sentences
  • named for her grandmother
Prefix
19 definition(s)
1 Definition

free on rail

2 Definition

so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal

Example Sentences
  • forbid
3 Definition

destructively or detrimentally

Example Sentences
  • fordo
4 Definition

completely : excessively : to exhaustion : to pieces

Example Sentences
  • forspent
5 Definition

—used to indicate a purpose , an intended goal , or an object of one's desire

Example Sentences
  • money for lunch
6 Definition

as being

Example Sentences
  • eggs for breakfast
7 Definition

because of

Example Sentences
  • cried for joy
  • a statute void for vagueness
8 Definition

in support of

Example Sentences
  • fighting for their country
9 Definition

—used to indicate suitability or fitness

Example Sentences
  • it's not for me to say
10 Definition

so as to bring about a certain state

Example Sentences
  • shouted the news for all to hear
11 Definition

in place of

Example Sentences
  • go to the store for me
12 Definition

as the equal or equivalent of in an exchange or loan

Example Sentences
  • paid $10 for a hat
13 Definition

in spite of

Example Sentences
  • unconvinced for all the clever arguments
14 Definition

with respect to : concerning

Example Sentences
  • had an eye for news
15 Definition

—used to indicate equality or proportion

Example Sentences
  • point for point
16 Definition

—used to indicate length of time or extent of space

Example Sentences
  • waited for several hours
17 Definition

after entry 2 sense 3a

Example Sentences
  • named for my grandmother
18 Definition

for the reason that : on this ground : because

Example Sentences
  • they were certainly there, for I saw them
19 Definition

on behalf of : as the representative of

Example Sentences
  • attorney general's office for petitioner
Preposition
15 definition(s)
1 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate purpose

Example Sentences
  • a grant for studying medicine
2 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate an intended goal

Example Sentences
  • left for home
3 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate the object or recipient of a perception, desire, or activity

Example Sentences
  • now for a good rest
4 Definition

as being or constituting

Example Sentences
  • eggs for breakfast
5 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate an actual or implied enumeration or selection

Example Sentences
  • for one thing, the price is too high
6 Definition

because of

Example Sentences
  • can't sleep for the heat
7 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate suitability or fitness

Example Sentences
  • it is not for you to choose
8 Definition

in place of

Example Sentences
  • go to the store for me
9 Definition

on behalf of : representing

Example Sentences
  • speaks for the court
10 Definition

in favor of

Example Sentences
  • all for the plan
11 Definition

in spite of —usually used with all

Example Sentences
  • for all his large size, he moves gracefully
12 Definition

with respect to : concerning

Example Sentences
  • heavy for its size
13 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate equivalence in exchange, equality in number or quantity, or correspondence or correlation

Example Sentences
  • $10 for a hat
14 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate number of attempts

Example Sentences
  • 0 for 4
15 Definition

—used as a function word to indicate duration of time or extent of space

Example Sentences
  • gone for two days