for

Conj

Because.

Prep

Towards; in the direction of.
Directed at; intended to belong to.
In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
Supporting, in favour of.
Because of.
In order to cure, remove or counteract.
So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.
In anticipation of.
So as to identify or locate.
Over (a period of time).
Throughout or across (a distance in space).
Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.
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.
By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.
To be, or as being.
Despite, in spite of.
Indicating something desired or anticipated.
Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .
In honor of; after.
Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).
Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
So (that), in order to
Used in various other 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.

Particle

To, the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive.

Preposition

Indicating purpose, recipient, or duration.

Examples

Ah! for wings to soar …
All those for the motion, raise your hands.
And now for a slap-up meal!
At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
Can you go to the store for some eggs?
Clear the shelves for our new Christmas stock!
Do you want to go for coffee?
Don't take me for a fool.
Don't wait for an answer.
Everything I do, I do for you.
Fair for its day.
For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.
For another, we don't have any equipment.
For you and me to meet is not a good idea because I'm not eager for it to be a success.
Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim.
He is named for his grandfather.
He looks better for having lost weight.
He matched me blow for blow.
He took the swing shift for he could get more overtime.
He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack.
He was headed for the door when he remembered.
He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
He's going for his doctorate.
He's got a turnip for a brain.
He's very mature, for a two-year-old.
I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
I can see for miles.
I don't think it's a good idea for you and me to meet.
I got five hundred pounds for that old car!
I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
I have something for you.
I like her for lots of reasons.
I need to spray my house for termites.
I speak for the Prime Minister.
I used a hay bale for a bed.
I will stand in for him.
I'll buy something for killing cockroaches. We must find something to kill them all.
I'm for going by train
I'm saving up for a car.
I've lived here for three years.
If having to bag the groceries correctly is more than you can handle, then this isn't the job for you.
In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
It seems unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.
Make way for the president!
O for the wings of a dove.
People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
Police combed his flat for clues.
Prepare for battle.
Run for the hills!
She was the worse for drink.
She's spry for an old lady.
Stand by for your cue.
Ten voted for, and three against.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
The letter ’F’ was placed ’FOR’ an unexpected bonus on the triple-word score.
The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
The store is closed for the day.
These apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away.
They fought for days over a silly pencil.
They swept the area for enemy operatives.
This is a new bell for my bicycle.
This medicine is for your cough.
to account for one's whereabouts to care for a relative to settle for second best to allow for mistakes
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
What did he ask you for?
Who's for ice-cream?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
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 descendants (e.g. Spanish para (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Slovak pre (“for”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”).

Synonyms

because, given that, seeing that

Antonyms

against

Scrabble Score: 6

for: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
for: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
for: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

for: valid Words With Friends Word