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For
/fɔː(r)/
Used to indicate a purpose, cause, destination, or reason for something.
Synonyms:
in favor of
on behalf of
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
I have a gift
for
you.
He cooks dinner
for
his family every day.
Etymology:
From Old English
for
, from Proto-Germanic *fur, *fora. Cognate with Old Saxon fur, Dutch voor, and German für.
Usage Statistics:
8253 mentions per 1 million words
Very Often
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