Definitions
1.SymbolISO 639-3 language code for Fore.
2.ConjunctionBecause."I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go."
3.PrepositionTowards; in the direction of."The astronauts headed for the moon.; Run for the hills!; He was headed for the door when he remembered."
4.PrepositionLeading towards in time or circumstance."We're heading for bankruptcy.; He's set for graduating this year."
5.PrepositionDirected at; intended to belong to."I have something for you."
6.PrepositionIn order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something)."Everything I do, I do for you.; We're having a birthday party for Janet.; The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala."
7.PrepositionBefitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to."I’ll strike a blow for you.; If having to bag the groceries correctly is more than you can handle, then this isn't the job for you."
8.PrepositionTo be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose or meaning."This is a new bell for my bicycle.; The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.; This medicine is for your cough.; These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.; I'll buy something for killing cockroaches. We must find something to kill them all.; 'Adieu' is French for goodbye.; Hammers are for knocking nails in, not for smashing my windows!"
9.PrepositionSupporting, in favour of."All those for the motion, raise your hands.; Who's for ice-cream?; I'm for going by train; Ten voted for, and three against."
10.PrepositionBecause of."He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.; He looks better for having lost weight.; She was the worse for drink.; I like her for lots of reasons.; I jumped for joy."
11.PrepositionIn order to cure, remove or counteract."I need to spray my house for termites.; The doctor treated me for arthritis.; We're protesting for climate change."
12.PrepositionSo as to allow (something or someone) to take position."Make way for the president!; Clear the shelves for our new Christmas stock!"
13.PrepositionIn anticipation of."Stand by for your cue.; Prepare for battle."
14.PrepositionAs an evaluation of; as to evaluate in connection with."I am grading for style on this paper.; History will judge you for your actions.; We're investigating you for the robbery."
15.PrepositionSo as to identify or locate."They swept the area for enemy operatives.; Police combed his flat for clues."
16.PrepositionOver (a period of time)."I've lived here for three years.; They fought for days over a silly pencil.; The store is closed for the day."
17.PrepositionThroughout or across (a distance in space)."I can see for miles."
18.PrepositionUsed to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause."It seems unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.; I don't think it's a good idea for you and me to meet.; For you and me to meet is not a good idea because I'm not eager for it to be a success."
19.PrepositionOn behalf of."I will stand in for him.; I speak for the Prime Minister."
20.PrepositionIn the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of."I used a hay bale for a bed.; He's got a turnip for a brain."
21.PrepositionIn exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with."I got five hundred pounds for that old car!; He matched me blow for blow."
22.PrepositionIn order to obtain or acquire."I am aiming for completion by the 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.; After a split second of hesitation, the second baseman leaped for the ball—or, rather, stumbled for it.; 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?; All this sun spoils me for vacations in the far North.; Let's go out for dinner."
23.PrepositionBy the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering."Fair for its day.; She's spry for an old lady.; He's very mature, for a two-year-old."
24.PrepositionTo be, or as being."Don't take me for a fool."
25.PrepositionDespite, in spite of."For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright."
26.PrepositionIndicating something desired or anticipated."O for the wings of a dove.; Ah! for wings to soar …; And now for a slap-up meal!"
27.PrepositionIntroducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence ."Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim.; For another, we don't have any equipment."
28.PrepositionIn honor of; after."He is named for his grandfather."
29.PrepositionDue for or facing (a certain outcome or fate)."He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack."
30.PrepositionOut of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio"In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day"
31.PrepositionFor the price of."Special offer: three for two."
32.PrepositionUsed as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen."At close of play, England were 305 for 3."
33.PrepositionIndicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
34.PrepositionSo (that), in order to"He took the swing shift for he could get more overtime."
35.PrepositionUsed in various other 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"
36.ParticleTo; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).