Dictionary
for
Pronunciation: (fôr; unstressed fur), [key]—
prep.
1. with the object or purpose of:
to run for exercise.
2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with:
equipment for the army; a closet for dishes.
3. suiting the purposes or needs of:
medicine for the aged.
4. in order to obtain, gain, or acquire:
a suit for alimony; to work for wages.
5. (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained):
O, for a cold drink!
6. sensitive or responsive to:
an eye for beauty.
7. desirous of:
a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes.
8. in consideration or payment of; in return for:
three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts.
9. appropriate or adapted to:
a subject for speculation; clothes for winter.
10. with regard or respect to:
pressed for time; too warm for April.
11. during the continuance of:
for a long time.
12. in favor of; on the side of:
to be for honest government.
13. in place of; instead of:
a substitute for butter.
14. in the interest of; on behalf of:
to act for a client.
15. in exchange for; as an offset to:
blow for blow; money for goods.
16. in punishment of:
payment for the crime.
17. in honor of:
to give a dinner for a person.
18. with the purpose of reaching:
to start for London.
19. contributive to:
for the advantage of everybody.
20. in order to save:
to flee for one's life.
21. in order to become:
to train recruits for soldiers.
22. in assignment or attribution to:
an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide.
23. such as to allow of or to require:
too many for separate mention.
24. such as results in:
his reason for going.
25. as affecting the interests or circumstances of:
bad for one's health.
26. in proportion or with reference to:
He is tall for his age.
27. in the character of; as being:
to know a thing for a fact.
28. by reason of; because of:
to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty.
29. in spite of:
He's a decent guy for all that.
30. to the extent or amount of:
to walk for a mile.
31. (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase):
It's time for me to go.
32. for it, Brit.See
in (def. 21).
—
conj.
1. seeing that; since.
2. because.
for-
a prefix meaning “away,” “off,” “to the uttermost,” “extremely,” “wrongly,” or imparting a negative or privative force, occurring in verbs and nouns formed from verbs of Old or Middle English origin, many of which are now obsolete or archaic:
forbid; forbear; forswear; forbearance. For.
Forester.
for.
1. foreign.
2. forester.
3. forestry.
F.O.R.
free on rails.
Also,f.o.r.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
