Definitions
1.prepositionTowards; in the direction of."He was headed for the door when he remembered."
2.prepositionDirected at; intended to belong to."I have something for you."
3.prepositionIn order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something)."Everything I do, I do for you."
4.prepositionTo be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose."The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary."
5.prepositionSupporting, in favour of."All those for the motion raise your hands."
6.prepositionBecause of."He looks better for having lost weight."
7.prepositionIntended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract."I need to spray my house for termites."
8.prepositionOver (a period of time)."I've lived here for three years."
9.prepositionThroughout or across (a distance in space)."I can see for miles."
10.prepositionUsed to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause."All I want is for you to be happy."
11.prepositionOn behalf of."I speak for the Prime Minister."
12.prepositionIn the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of."He's got a turnip for a brain."
13.prepositionIn exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with."He matched me blow for blow."
14.prepositionIn order to obtain or acquire."Can you go to the store for some eggs?"
15.prepositionBy the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect."Fair for its day."
16.prepositionTo be, or as being."Don't take me for a fool."
17.preposition(usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of."For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright."
18.prepositionIndicating something desired or anticipated."Ah! for wings to soar …"
19.preposition(in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence."Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim."
20.preposition(with names) In honor of; after."He is named for his grandfather."
21.prepositionDue or facing (a certain outcome or fate)."He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack."
22.prepositionOut of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio"In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day"
23.prepositionUsed as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen."At close of play, England were 305 for 3."
24.prepositionIndicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
25.prepositionUsed in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc."to account for one's whereabouts to care for a relative to settle for second best to allow for mistakes"