with the object or purpose of:to run for exercise.
intended to belong to, or be used in connection with:equipment for the army; a closet for dishes.
suiting the purposes or needs of:medicine for the aged.
in order to obtain, gain, or acquire:a suit for alimony; to work for wages.
(used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained):O, for a cold drink!
sensitive or responsive to:an eye for beauty.
desirous of:a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes.
in consideration or payment of; in return for:three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts.
appropriate or adapted to:a subject for speculation; clothes for winter.
with regard or respect to:pressed for time; too warm for April.
during the continuance of:for a long time.
in favor of; on the side of:to be for honest government.
in place of; instead of:a substitute for butter.
in the interest of; on behalf of:to act for a client.
in exchange for; as an offset to:blow for blow; money for goods.
in punishment of:payment for the crime.
in honor of:to give a dinner for a person.
with the purpose of reaching:to start for London.
contributive to:for the advantage of everybody.
in order to save:to flee for one's life.
in order to become:to train recruits for soldiers.
in assignment or attribution to:an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide.
such as to allow of or to require:too many for separate mention.
such as results in:his reason for going.
as affecting the interests or circumstances of:bad for one's health.
in proportion or with reference to:He is tall for his age.
in the character of; as being:to know a thing for a fact.
by reason of; because of:to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty.
in spite of:He's a decent guy for all that.
to the extent or amount of:to walk for a mile.
(used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase):It's time for me to go.
(used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts):The batter was 2 for 4 in the game.
British Terms, Idiomsfor it, See in (def. 21).
conj.
seeing that; since.
because.
bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Old Saxon for; akin to fore1, Latin per through, Greek pró before, ahead
34.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See 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; forswear;forbearance.
compare German ver-, Greek peri-, Latin per- Middle English, Old English