for

Meaning

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. In order to cure, remove or counteract.
9. So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
10. In anticipation of.
11. So as to identify or locate.
12. Over (a period of time).
13. Throughout or across (a distance in space).
14. Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
15. On behalf of.
16. In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
17. In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
18. In order to obtain or acquire.
19. By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
20. To be, or as being.
21. Despite, in spite of.
22. Indicating something desired or anticipated.
23. Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
24. (US) In honor of; after.
25. (UK) Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
26. (US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
27. Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
28. (obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
29. (nonstandard) So (that), in order to
30. Used 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.

Particle

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

Opposite of

against

Synonyms

because

to

since

as

because of

on account of

in order to

due to

during

owing to

in

at

on

🔛

of

while

per

for the sake of

towards

whereas

whilst

toward

through

sake

🍶

owing

on behalf of

with

by

from

for sake of

over

about

something

before

concerning

in the capacity of

into

upon

an

somebody

so that

benefactive

for the purpose of

a

🅰️

against

regarding

until

that

aboard

seeing

so

Translations

pour

voor

per

من أجل

für

por

para

porque

car

zu

perché

para

parce que

διότι

weil

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɔː(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: for

Inherited from Old English: for

Cognate with Western Frisian: foar

Cognate with Dutch: voor

Cognate with German: für

Cognate with Danish: for

Cognate with Swedish: för

Cognate with Norwegian: for

Cognate with Icelandic: fyrir

Cognate with Latin: per

Cognate with Spanish: para

Cognate with Ancient Greek: περί

Cognate with Lithuanian: 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 descendants (e.g. Spanish por (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).

Sentences

The concert was loud enough for everyone in the city to hear .

The river is used for a variety of purposes .

At its center was Henry Clay Square , a large area reserved for public buildings .

Everywhere there were stalls with items for sale .

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

Most of Lou Reed's band joined Cooper for this record .