Definition:
- (prep.) In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
- (prep.) Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done.
- (prep.) Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done.
- (prep.) Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against.
- (prep.) Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; /ntending to go to.
- (prep.) Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of.
- (prep.) Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.
- (prep.) Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc.
- (prep.) Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of.
- (prep.) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
- (conj.) Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything.
- (conj.) Since; because; introducing a reason of something before advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before.
- (n.) One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.
Compare for with other words:
ago vs. for
for vs. forgo
foh vs. for
for vs. foy
fon vs. for
for vs. fora
for vs. fort
fir vs. for
for vs. fro
fob vs. for
dor vs. for
for vs. fur
fer vs. for
for vs. nor
for vs. tor
fop vs. for
foo vs. for
for vs. form
for vs. ford
for vs. fork
cor vs. for
fog vs. for
for vs. fox
foe vs. for
for vs. such
for vs. toward
for vs. until
before vs. for
content vs. for
blame vs. for
for vs. mist
for vs. regarding
besides vs. for
for vs. make
being vs. for
due vs. for
after vs. for
but vs. for
and vs. for
for vs. from
for vs. four
between vs. for
for vs. over
for vs. fore
during vs. for
for vs. since
for vs. organization
for vs. nonviolent
for vs. religious
for vs. hanker
for vs. friend
for vs. with
for vs. undergird
apologize vs. for
double vs. for
for vs. than
against vs. for
for vs. point
for vs. standard
for vs. subject
for vs. obtain
direction vs. for
for vs. work
because vs. for
die vs. for