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English
Etymology
From Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, on account of, for the sake of, through, because of, owing to, from, by reason of, as to, in order to”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh?-.
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 ???? (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Sanskrit ??? (pári, “over, around”).
Pronunciation
- (stressed) enPR: fôr
- (UK) IPA(key): /f??(?)/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /f??/
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /fo?(?)/
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- (unstressed) enPR: f?r
- (UK, General Australian) IPA(key): /f?(?)/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /f?(?)/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /f?/, IPA(key): /f?/
- Homophones: fore (with horse-hoarse merger), four (with horse-hoarse merger)
Conjunction
for
- (literary) Because, as, since.
- I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
Synonyms
- given that, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because
Translations
Preposition
for
- Towards; in the direction of.
- Directed at; intended to belong to.
- In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
- To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
- Supporting, in favour of; (Should we delete(+) this sense?): wanting
- Antonym: against
- Because of.
- 1864, George Etell Sargent, The Story of a City Arab (page 313)
- I could not see his hands, for the thick gloves he wore, and his face was partially concealed by a red woollen comforter; but his entire appearance and manners tallied with what I had seen of Yorkshire farmerhood.
- 1864, George Etell Sargent, The Story of a City Arab (page 313)
- Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
- Over (a period of time).
- 1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses
- To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.
- 1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses
- Throughout or across (a distance in space).
- On behalf of.
- In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.
- In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.
- In order to obtain or acquire.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- He writes not for money, nor for praise.
- 1641, John Denham, The Sophy
- By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
- To be, or as being.
- 17th century Abraham Cowley, Of Wit
- We take a falling meteor for a star.
- if a man can be persuaded and fully assured of anything for a truth without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace for truth ?
- c. 1690, John Dryden, Translations (Preface)
- Most of our ingenious young men take up some cry'd-up English poet for their model.
- 1712, Ambrose Philips, The Distrest Mother
- But let her go for an ungrateful woman.
- 1976, Louis L’Amour, The Rider of Lost Creek, Bantam Dell (?ISBN), Chapter 2:
- They knew him for a stranger.
- 17th century Abraham Cowley, Of Wit
- (usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.
- 1892 August 6, "The Unbidden Guest", in Charles Dickens, Jr. (editor), All the Year Round,[2] page 133,
- Mr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man […]
- 1892 August 6, "The Unbidden Guest", in Charles Dickens, Jr. (editor), All the Year Round,[2] page 133,
- Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
- Indicating something desired or anticipated.
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Life of Henry the Fift, Prologue:
- O For a Mu?e of Fire, that would a?cend / The brighte?t Heauen of Inuention :
- 1858 March 27, "The Lay of the Brief", in Punch, Or, The London Charivari, page 129:
- Oh! but to breathe the air / By their side under summer skies! To watch the blush on their cheeks, / The light in their liquid eyes. / Oh! but for one short hour, / To whisper a word of love; […]
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Life of Henry the Fift, Prologue:
- (in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.
- (with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.
- Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
- (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
- (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
- (obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
- 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.
Alternative forms
- (eye dialects): fo, fo', fur, fuh
Antonyms
- against
Derived terms
Translations
Particle
for
- (nonstandard, in representations of dialectal speech, especially that of black speakers) To, the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive.
- 1896, McClure's magazine, page 270:
- “'Ugh—I'll not be able for get up. Send for M'sieu le Curé—I'll be goin' for die for sure.'
- 2007, H. Nigel Thomas, Return to Arcadia: A Novel (Tsar Publications):
- "She say that when nigger people step out o' they place and start for rub shoulders with Bacra, trouble just 'round the corner."
- 1896, McClure's magazine, page 270:
Related terms
- for to
References
- Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition, Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8
- for at OneLook Dictionary Search
- for in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- 'fro, ORF, fro, orf
Abinomn
Noun
for
- a kind of fish
Catalan
Noun
for m (plural fors)
- prize, worth
- forum
Cornish
Noun
for
- Mixed mutation of mor.
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Norse fóðr, from Middle Low German v?der (“linen, sheath”), from Proto-Germanic *f?dr? (“sheath”).
Alternative forms
- fór
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?fo???], [?fo???]
- Rhymes: -o???
Noun
for n (singular definite foret, plural indefinite for)
- lining (covering for the inside of something)
- lining (material used for inside covering)
Inflection
References
“for,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
From Old Danish for, from Proto-Germanic *furai (in Western Old Norse replaced by the variant Old Norse fyrr, from Proto-Germanic *furiz, *furi, = Danish before).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [f?]
Preposition
for
- for
- of
- to
- on
- at
- before, in front of
- by
Adverb
for
- too (more than enough; as too much)
- in front
- forward
Conjunction
for
- for, because
Etymology 3
See fare (“to rush, run”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?fo???], [?fo???]
Verb
for, fór or farede
- past tense of fare.
Esperanto
Etymology
Compare Latin for?s (“outside”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
for
- away, far, gone
- 1998, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud Puphejmo : Dramo en tri aktoj, [3]
- NORA (komencas elpreni el la skatolo, sed balda? for?etas ?ion). Ho, se mi kura?us eliri. Se nur neniu venus. Se nur ne dume okazus io hejme. Stulta babila?o; neniu venos. Nur ne pensi. Brosi la mufon. Delikataj gantoj, delikataj gantoj. For el la pensoj! For, for! Unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses — (krias) Jen, tie ili venas —
- NORA (begins to unpack the box, but soon pushes it all away). Oh, if I dared go out. If only no one would come. If only I could be sure nothing would happen here in the meantime. Stupid nonsense; no one will come. Only I mustn't think about it. I will brush my muff. What lovely, lovely gloves. Out of my thoughts, Away, away! One, two, three, four, five, six— (Screams) There, someone's coming—
- NORA (komencas elpreni el la skatolo, sed balda? for?etas ?ion). Ho, se mi kura?us eliri. Se nur neniu venus. Se nur ne dume okazus io hejme. Stulta babila?o; neniu venos. Nur ne pensi. Brosi la mufon. Delikataj gantoj, delikataj gantoj. For el la pensoj! For, for! Unu, du, tri, kvar, kvin, ses — (krias) Jen, tie ili venas —
- 1998, Henrik Ibsen, trans. Odd Tangerud Puphejmo : Dramo en tri aktoj, [3]
Derived terms
French
Etymology
From Latin forum; doublet of fur and forum. Unrelated to French fort.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??/
Noun
for m (plural not attested)
- (obsolete) Only used in for intérieur
Further reading
- “for” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology 1
Inflected form of ir (“to go”).
Verb
for
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ir
Etymology 2
Inflected form of ser (“to be”).
Verb
for
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of ser
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f??r/
- Rhymes: -??r
Noun
for f (genitive singular forar, nominative plural forir)
- mud
- Synonym: drulla
- bog
Declension
Derived terms
- forarpittur
Ido
Etymology
Borrowing from English far (from). Compare Esperanto for.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r/
Preposition
for
- far from, away from
Derived terms
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *f??r, from Proto-Indo-European *b?éh?ti (“to speak”). The verb's deponency's origin is unclear.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /for/, [f?r]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /for/, [f?r]
Verb
for (present infinitive f?r? or f?rier, perfect active f?tus sum); first conjugation, deponent, defective
- I speak, talk, say.
Conjugation
Certain forms were not used in Classical Latin.
1The present passive infinitive in -ier is a rare poetic form which is attested for this verb.
Synonyms
- (say): d?c?, loquor, ?i?, inquam
Derived terms
Related terms
- f?bula
- f?ma
- f?s
References
- for in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- for in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- for in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book?[4], London: Macmillan and Co.
- Karl Gottlob Zumpt, 1846, A school-grammar of the Latin language, p146
Middle English
Alternative forms
- vor, ver, fer, fur
Etymology
From Old English for, from Proto-Germanic *fura, *furi.
Preposition
for
- for
Conjunction
for
- for
Descendants
- English: for
- Scots: for
References
- “for, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- “for, conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish for, from Proto-Celtic *u?or, from Proto-Indo-European *uper.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for/
Preposition
for (with accusative or dative)
- on, over
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
- c. 1000, The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig, section 1, published in Irische Teste, vol. 1 (1880), edited by Ernst Windisch:
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 for”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?f?r?/ (unstressed)
- IPA(key): /f?/ (unstressed)
Etymology 1
Adverb
for
- too
Synonyms
- altfor
Etymology 2
Conjunction
for
- for
Synonyms
- fordi
Etymology 3
From Old Norse fóðr
Noun
for n (definite singular foret, indefinite plural for, definite plural fora or forene)
- alternative form of fôr
Derived terms
- dyrefor
- fiskefor
Etymology 4
Preposition
for
- for
Derived terms
- vestenfor
Etymology 5
Verb
for
- past tense of fare.
References
- “for” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r?/
Conjunction
for
- for, because
Etymology 2
From Old Norse f?r, from Proto-Germanic *far?. Related to fara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo?r/
Alternative forms
- fòr
Noun
for f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)
- travel
- footprints
Etymology 3
From Old Norse for, probably derived from earlier Proto-Germanic *furhs.
Alternative forms
- fore, fòr, fòre
Noun
for f (definite singular fora, indefinite plural forer, definite plural forene)
- (agriculture) furrow
Derived terms
- plogfòr
See also
- får (Norwegian Bokmål)
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu?r/
Alternative forms
- fór
Adjective
for (masculine and feminine for, neuter fort, definite singular and plural fore, comparative forare, indefinite superlative forast, definite superlative foraste)
- fast
- gå fórare!
- Go faster!
- gå fórare!
Etymology 5
From Old Norse fóðr, from Proto-Germanic *f?dr? (“fodder”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu?r/
Noun
for n (definite singular foret, indefinite plural for, definite plural fora)
- alternative form of fôr (“fodder”)
Derived terms
- dyrefor
- fiskefor
Etymology 6
From Old Norse fóðr, borrowed from Middle Low German v?der (“sheath, linen”), from Proto-Germanic *f?dr?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fu?r/
Noun
for n (definite singular foret, indefinite plural for, definite plural fora)
- alternative form of fôr (“lining”)
Etymology 7
From Old Norse fyrir
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /f?r?/
Preposition
for
- for
- of
Adverb
for
- too
- in favour of
Derived terms
- innanfor
- utanfor
- utfor
Etymology 8
Verb
for
- misspelling of fór, present tense of fara and fare
for
- imperative of fòra and fòre
- imperative of fôra and fôre
References
- “for” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *furi
Alternative forms
- fore
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for/
Preposition
for
- for
Descendants
- Middle English: for, vor, ver, fer, fur
- English: for
- Scots: for
Etymology 2
see faran
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo?r/
Verb
f?r
- first/third-person singular preterite of faran
Etymology 3
From Proto-Germanic *f?r? (“trip; wagon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo?r/
Noun
f?r f (nominative plural f?ra)
- journey, going, course, expedition, approach; passage, lifestyle, way of life
Declension
Etymology 4
Variant of fearh. From Proto-West Germanic *farh (“pig”). Cognate with Middle Low German v?r (“lean young pig”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fo?r/
Noun
f?r m
- hog, pig
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: *farwe, *farh, *far?e (attested only in plural form faren)
- English: farrow
- Scots: ferrae, ferry, farry
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /for/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *sweseros, from *sw?s (“you (pl.)”); compare Latin vester.
Alternative forms
- far, bar
Determiner
for (triggers eclipsis)
- your (plural)
- you (plural; as the object of a preposition that takes the genitive)
For quotations using this term, see Citations:for.
Synonyms
- sethar
Descendants
- Irish: bhur
- Scottish Gaelic: ur
Etymology 2
From Proto-Celtic *u?or, from Proto-Indo-European *upér.
Alternative forms
- far
Preposition
for (with accusative or dative)
- on, over
For quotations using this term, see Citations:for.
Inflection
Derived terms
Combinations with definite articles:
- forsin(d) (masculine and feminine accusative singular, all genders dative singular)
- forsa (neuter accusative singular)
- for(s)na (accusative plural)
- for(s)naib (dative plural)
Combinations with possessive determiners:
- form (“on my”)
- fort (“on your sg”)
- fora (“on his/her/its/their”)
Combinations with relative pronouns:
- for(s)a (“on whom, on which”)
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 for (‘on, over’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “2 for, far, bar, uar (‘your’)”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Old Norse
Etymology
Probably derived from Proto-Germanic *furhs.
Noun
for f
- furrow
Descendants
- Norwegian Nynorsk: for
- Norwegian Bokmål: får
- Old Swedish: for
- Swedish: fåra
References
- for in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Old Saxon
Noun
for
- Alternative form of fora
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?fo?/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?fo?/
Verb
for
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of ir
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of ir
- first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of ser
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of ser
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English for.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?f??/, /?f??/
Noun
for m (plural fors)
- (programming) for loop (a loop that uses a counter)
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin forum
Noun
for n (plural foruri)
- forum
Declension
Swedish
Verb
for
- past tense of fara.
Walloon
Etymology
From Old French forn, from Latin furnus.
Noun
for m (plural fors)
- oven
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considering
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k?n?s?d????/
- Hyphenation: con?sid?er?ing
Verb
considering
- present participle of consider
Noun
considering (plural considerings)
- Consideration.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
- This respite shook / The bosom of my conscience, enter'd me, / Yea, with a splitting power, and made to tremble / The region of my breast; which forced such way, / That many mazed considerings did throng / And press'd in with this caution.
- 1613, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII
Adverb
considering (comparative more considering, superlative most considering)
- (informal) Given the circumstances.
Preposition
considering
- Taking into account.
Synonyms
- in view of
Translations
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- what is considered cheating
- what considering the fact
- considering what above
- considering what does it mean
- considering what's going on
- considering what is meaning in hindi
- what does considering mean on niche
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