for

Bedeutung (English)

Conj

Because.

Prep

1. Towards; in the direction of.
2. Directed at; intended to belong to.
3. In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
4. Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
5. To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
6. Supporting, in favour of.
7. Because of.
8. Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
9. Over (a period of time).
10. Throughout or across (a distance in space).
11. Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
12. On behalf of.
13. In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
14. In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
15. In order to obtain or acquire.
16. By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
17. To be, or as being.
18. Despite, in spite of.
19. Indicating something desired or anticipated.
20. Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
21. In honor of; after.
22. Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
23. Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
24. Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
25. (obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
26. Used 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.
27. So (that), in order to

Particle

To, the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

Concepts

für

zu

weil

denn

seit

nach

da

gegen

um

in

bei

wegen

ab

auf

an

🔛

lang

vor

über

um zu

auf … zu

nach … hin

als

Unruhe

vermasseln

von

während

wider

zeichnen

im Vergleich mit

trotz

im Gegensatz zu

verantwortlich zeichnen

aus Daffke

ein düsteres Bild zeichnen

für-

verzeigen

-lang

à

über

angesichts

anstatt

anzeigen

aufgrund

aufgrund von

begierig

belanglos

binnen

dafür

gegenüber

im

infolge

je

mit

nachdem

nahe bei

neben

pro

Sorge

statt

tagelang

Synonyms

because

to

since

as

because of

on account of

in order to

due to

during

owing to

at

in

of

on

🔛

while

per

for the sake of

towards

whilst

whereas

toward

with

through

owing

on behalf of

sake

🍶

from

by

for sake of

over

about

before

concerning

in the capacity of

something

upon

into

a

a

regarding

for the purpose of

so that

an

benefactive

until

against

somebody

in exchange for

instead

instead of

after

aboard

as for

give

that

unto

on account

in order

in order that

in favor of

in behalf of

in regard to

report

on the behalf on

for the reason that

seeing

so

inside

stubbornness

submit

subscribe

substitute for

take

tender

thanks

though

unfortunately

up to

via

wanting

why

within

wreck

you see

because you know

be due to

bound for

by reason of

by way of

forasmuch

for the duration of

for the purpose

in favor

intended for

in the interest of

near to

of no importance

resulting from

in the role of

one’s advantage

representative of

considering it’s

on behalf of someone

for sake

for the sake

as a

as whereas

not influential

paint a sullen picture

paint a grim picture

draw a sombre picture

paint a lugubrious picture

paint a sombre picture

paint a saturnine picture

paint a dire picture

paint a bleak picture

paint a dreary picture

paint a morbid picture

draw a lugubrious picture

paint a gloomy picture

paint a somber picture

paint a seamy picture

paint a dismal picture

draw a somber picture

paint a drab picture

all

'cause

about to

account

accountable

across

ago

aiming at

alongside

although

answer

apiece

as long as

atop

at the rate of

based on

be

beside

besides

come to

defiance

down

draw

duration

each

etc.

example

face

favor

favour

forestry

for the benefit of

fuck up

inasmuch as

in charge

indeed

in favour of

in lieu of

in place of

in return

in spite of

irrelevant

jest

joke

🤣

just for fun

last

laugh

😆

make up for

mess up

moreover

muck up

near

next to

obstinacy

offer

onto

out

out of

out of spite

possession

re

relating to

relieve

replace

responsible

someone

spoil

stand

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/fɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology (English)

Inherited from Mittelenglisch: for

Inherited from Altenglisch: for

Cognate with Westfriesisch: foar

Cognate with Niederländisch: voor

Cognate with Deutsch: für

Cognate with Dänisch: for

Cognate with Schwedisch: för

Cognate with Norwegisch: for

Cognate with Isländisch: fyrir

Cognate with Latein: per

Cognate with Spanisch: para

Cognate with Altgriechisch: περί

Cognate with Litauisch: per

Cognate with Sanskrit: परि

In summary

From Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
Cognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language successors (e.g. Spanish para (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).

Sätze

It is used for small , private planes .

Es wird für kleine, private Flugzeuge verwendet.

It was likely named for a railroad official .

Es wurde wahrscheinlich nach einem Eisenbahnbeamten benannt.

He is thought to have lived in this manner for roughly three years .

Es wird angenommen, dass er ungefähr drei Jahre auf diese Weise gelebt hat.

The river is used for a variety of purposes .

Der Fluss wird für eine Vielzahl von Zwecken verwendet.

Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale .

Überall gab es Stände mit Gegenständen zum Verkauf.

Craft has been nominated for multiple awards .

Craft wurde für mehrere Auszeichnungen nominiert.

He is best known for his work on LucasArts games .

Er ist am besten für seine Arbeit an Lucasarts Games bekannt.

The president is elected by the National Assembly for a five-year term .

Der Präsident wird von der Nationalversammlung für eine Amtszeit von fünf Jahren gewählt.