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FOR

abbr.

free on rail

for (fôr; f

r when unstressed)

prep.

a. Used to indicate the object, aim, or purpose of an action or activity: trained for the ministry; put the house up for sale; plans to run for senator.

b. Used to indicate a destination: headed off for town.

2. Used to indicate the object of a desire, intention, or perception: had a nose for news; eager for success.

a. Used to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action: prepared lunch for us.

b. On behalf of: spoke for all the members.

c. In favor of: Were they for or against the proposal?

d. In place of: a substitute for eggs.

a. Used to indicate equivalence or equality: paid ten dollars for a ticket; repeated the conversation word for word.

b. Used to indicate correlation or correspondence: took two steps back for every step forward.

a. Used to indicate amount, extent, or duration: a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; stood in line for an hour.

b. Used to indicate a specific time: had an appointment for two o'clock.

c. Used to indicate a number of attempts: shot three for four from the foul line.

a. As being: take for granted; mistook me for the librarian.

b. Used to indicate an actual or implied listing or choosing: For one thing, we can't afford it.

7. As a result of; because of: jumped for joy.

8. Used to indicate appropriateness or suitability: It will be for the judge to decide.

9. Notwithstanding; despite: For all the problems, it was a valuable experience.

10.

a. As regards; concerning: a stickler for neatness.

b. Considering the nature or usual character of: was spry for his advanced age.

c. In honor of: named for her grandmother.

conj.

Because; since.

[Middle English, from Old English; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

for

prep

1. directed or belonging to: a bottle of beer for himself

2. to the advantage of: he spelt it out for her

3. in the direction of: he headed for the door

4. over a span of (time or distance): she considered him coolly for a moment

5. in favour of: support for the war

6. in order to get: for a bit of company

7. designed to meet the needs of: the instructions are for right-handed players

8. at a cost of: two dishes for one

9. in place of: she had to substitute for her mother because they woke late

10. because of: dancing for joy

11. regarding the usual characteristics of: unusually warm for the time of year

12. concerning: our idea for the last scene

13. as being: do you take me for an idiot?

14. at (a specified time): multiparty elections are planned for next year

15. to do or take part in: two guests for dinner

16. in the duty or task of: that's for you to decide

17. in relation to; as it affects: it's too hard for me

18. in order to preserve or retain: fighting for survival

19. as a direct equivalent to: word for word

20. in order to become or enter: training for the priesthood

21. in exchange for: the cash was used to pay for food, shelter, and medical supplies

22. for all See all (sense 12)

23. for it Brit & Austral informal liable for punishment or blame: you'll be for it if you get caught

conj

Formal because or seeing that: implausibility cries aloud, and this is a pity, for much of the narrative is entertaining [Old English]

Translations

FOR abbr (= free on rail) → franco (puesto sobre) vagón

for [fɔː] prep 1. (indicating destination, intention) → para;

the train for London → el tren para Londres;

(in announcements) → el tren con destino a Londres;

he left for Rome → marchó para Roma;

he went for the paper → fue por el periódico;

is this for me? → ¿es esto para mí?;

it's time for lunch → es la hora de comer

2. (indicating purpose) → para;

what('s it) for? → ¿para qué (es)?;

what's this button for? → ¿para qué sirve este botón?;

to pray for peace → rezar por la paz

3. (= on behalf of, representing): the MP for Hove → el diputado por Hove;

he works for the government/a local firm → trabaja para el gobierno/en una empresa local;

I'll ask him for you → se lo pediré por ti;

G for George → G de Gerona

4. (= because of) → por esta razón;

for fear of being criticized → por temor a ser criticado

5. (= with regard to) → para;

it's cold for July → hace frío para julio;

he has a gift for languages → tiene don de lenguas

6. (= in exchange for) → por;

I sold it for £5 → lo vendí por £5;

to pay 50 pence for a ticket → pagar 50 peniques por un billete

7. (= in favour of): are you for or against us? → ¿estás con nosotros o contra nosotros?;

I'm all for it → estoy totalmente a favor;

vote for X → vote (a) X

8. (referring to distance): there are roadworks for 5 km → hay obras en 5 km;

we walked for miles → caminamos kilómetros y kilómetros

9. (referring to time): he was away for 2 years → estuvo fuera (durante) 2 años;

it hasn't rained for 3 weeks → no ha llovido durante or en 3 semanas;

I have known her for years → la conozco desde hace años;

can you do it for tomorrow? → ¿lo podrás hacer para mañana?

10. (with infinitive clauses): it is not for me to decide → la decisión no es cosa mía;

it would be best for you to leave → sería mejor que te fueras;

there is still time for you to do it → todavía te queda tiempo para hacerlo;

for this to be possible ... → para que esto sea posible ...

11. (= in spite of) → a pesar de;

for all his complaints → a pesar de sus quejas conj (= since, as) (rather formal) → puesto que

FOR abbr (= free on rail) → franco wagon

for [fɔːʳ] prep 1. (indicating destination, intention, purpose) → pour;

the train for London → le train pour (or à destination de) Londres;

he left for Rome → il est parti pour Rome;

he went for the paper → il est allé chercher le journal;

is this for me? → c'est pour moi?;

it's time for lunch → c'est l'heure du déjeuner;

what's it for? → ça sert à quoi?;

what for? (= why) → pourquoi? (= to what end); pour quoi faire?, à quoi bon?;

for sale → à vendre;

to pray for peace → prier pour la paix

2. (= on behalf of, representing) → pour;

the MP for Hove → le député de Hove;

to work for sb/sth → travailler pour qn/qch;

I'll ask him for you → je vais lui demander pour toi;

G for George → G comme Georges

3. (= because of) → pour;

for this reason → pour cette raison;

for fear of being criticized → de peur d'être critiqué

4. (= with regard to) → pour;

it's cold for July → il fait froid pour juillet;

a gift for languages → un don pour les langues

5. (= in exchange for);

I sold it for £5 → je l'ai vendu 5 livres;

to pay 50 pence for a ticket → payer un billet 50 pence

6. (= in favour of) → pour;

are you for or against us? → êtes-vous pour ou contre nous?;

I'm all for it → je suis tout à fait pour;

vote for X → votez pour X

7. (referring to distance) → pendant, sur;

there are roadworks for 5 km → il y a des travaux sur or pendant 5 km;

we walked for miles → nous avons marché pendant des kilomètres

8. (referring to time) → pendant; depuis; pour;

he was away for 2 years → il a été absent pendant 2 ans;

she will be away for a month → elle sera absente (pendant) un mois;

it hasn't rained for 3 weeks → ça fait 3 semaines qu'il ne pleut pas, il ne pleut pas depuis 3 semaines;

I have known her for years → je la connais depuis des années;

can you do it for tomorrow? → est-ce que tu peux le faire pour demain?

9. (with infinitive clauses);

it is not for me to decide → ce n'est pas à moi de décider;

it would be best for you to leave → le mieux serait que vous partiez;

there is still time for you to do it → vous avez encore le temps de le faire;

for this to be possible ... → pour que cela soit possible ..

10. (= in spite of);

for all that → malgré cela, néanmoins;

for all his work/efforts → malgré tout son travail/tous ses efforts;

for all his complaints, he's very fond of her → il a beau se plaindre, il l'aime beaucoup conj (= since, as) (formal) → car

for [fɔːʳ] prep 1. für +acc;

is this for me? → ist das für mich?;

the train for London → der Zug nach London;

it's time for lunch → es ist Zeit zum Mittagessen;

what's it for? → wofür ist das?;

he works for the government/a local firm → er arbeitet für die Regierung/eine Firma am Ort;

he's mature for his age → er ist reif für sein Alter;

I sold it for £20 → ich habe es für £20 verkauft;

I'm all for it → ich bin ganz dafür;

G for George → G wie Gustav

2. (= because of);

for this reason → aus diesem Grund;

for fear of being criticised → aus Angst, kritisiert zu werden

3. (referring to distance);

there are roadworks for 5 km → die Straßenbauarbeiten erstrecken sich über 5 km;

we walked for miles → wir sind meilenweit gelaufen

4. (referring to time);

he was away for 2 years → er war 2 Jahre lang weg;

I have known her for years → ich kenne sie bereits seit Jahren

5. (with infinitive clause);

it is not for me to decide → es liegt nicht an mir, das zu entscheiden;

for this to be possible ... → um dies möglich zu machen, ...

6. (= in spite of) → trotz +gen or dat;

for all his complaints, he is very fond of her → trotz seiner vielen Klagen mag er sie sehr conj (form) (= since, as); denn;

she was very angry, for he was late again → sie war sehr böse, denn er kam wieder zu spät

FOR abbr (= free on rail) → franco vagone

for [fɔːʳ] prep 1. (indicating destination, intention, purpose) → per;

the train for London → il treno per Londra;

he went for the paper → è andato a prendere il giornale;

it's time for lunch → è ora di pranzo;

what's it for? → a che serve?;

what for? (= why) → perché?

2. (= on behalf of, representing) → per;

to work for sb/sth → lavorare per qn/qc;

I'll ask him for you → glielo chiederò a nome tuo;

G for George → G come George

3. (= because of) → per, a causa di;

for this reason → per questo motivo

4. (= with regard to) → per;

it's cold for July → è freddo per luglio;

for everyone who voted yes, 50 voted no → per ogni voto a favore ce n'erano 50 contro

5. (= in exchange for) → per;

I sold it for £5 → l'ho venduto per 5 sterline

6. (in favour of) → per, a favore di;

are you for or against us? → sei con noi o contro di noi?;

I'm all for it → sono completamente a favore

7. (referring to distance, time) → per;

there are roadworks for 5 km → ci sono lavori in corso per 5 km;

he was away for 2 years → è stato via per 2 anni;

she will be away for a month → starà via un mese;

it hasn't rained for 3 weeks → non piove da 3 settimane;

can you do it for tomorrow? → può farlo per domani?

8. (with infinitive clauses): it is not for me to decide → non sta a me decidere;

it would be best for you to leave → sarebbe meglio che lei se ne andasse;

there is still time for you to do it → ha ancora tempo per farlo;

for this to be possible ... → perché ciò sia possibile ...

9. (= in spite of) → nonostante;

for all his complaints, he's very fond of her → nonostante tutte le sue lamentele, le vuole molto bene conj (= since, as) (rather formal) → dal momento che, poiché

for

prep for [foː]

1 to be given or sent to This letter is for you. vir; die brief is vir jou لِ за pro til für για para jaoks, -le برای jollekin, varten pour לְ- के लिये za részére, -nak, -nek kepada fyrir; handa; til per ～あての ...에게 주는 priekš untuk voor til, for dla para pentru для pre za za till ให้แก่; ให้กับ için, ...-e/-a 給...的 для کسی کے واسطے یا کسی کو ارسال کیا گیا cho 给...的

2 towards; in the direction of We set off for London. na; ons het na Londen vertrek نَحْو към do til; i retning af nach για, προς para, hacia, en dirección a suunas به سوی johonkin, kohti pour אֶל की ओर से prema, u felé menuju til per ～に向けて ...을 향한 į (norāda virzienu) uz menuju naar til, i retning av do, w kierunku para spre в, к do proti ka mot ไปยัง ...-e/-a 往 до, в напрямі کی طرف ؛ کی جہت về phía 往

3 through a certain time or distance for three hours; for three miles. vir; vir drie myl لِمُدَّة ، لِمَسافَة през период от време, разстояние po i; over für για, επί durante kestel به میزان verran pendant; sur לְ- के हिसाब से kroz, za -n át selama í per ～の間 ...하는 동안, ...에 걸쳐서 per (norāda attālumu vai laika posmu) selama lang i przez durante timp de; (pe) o distanţă de в течение za, počas v; čez za i, under เป็นระยะ süresince, ...-dir/-dır 達 протягом; на відстань کسی مدت یا فاصلے کے دوران chỉ khoảng thời gian, khoảng cách 达

4 in order to have, get, be etc He asked me for some money; Go for a walk. vir geld; om te gaan stap من أجْل، بِخصوص желание за нещо o; na om nach για (pedir dinero); (salir) a (pasear) midagi, kuskile برای هدف خاصی jotakin, johonkin pour בִּשבִיל, לֶשֶם-, כְּדֵי לְקַבֵּל तक za, u miatt; -ért; -ra, -re untuk um, í di; a ～を得るために ...하기 위해 (norāda uz nolūku) untuk om om o, w celu, na QUERY (PHRASAL VERB) на o; na za; na zbog efter, om สำหรับ ...-mek/-mak için 為了 про; на کچھ حاصل کرنے کے لۓ để giành được cái gì 为了

5 in return; as payment He paid $2 for his ticket. vir; vir sy kaartjie betaal مُقابِل в замяна za for für για, έναντι por eest برای؛ در قبال jostakin pour בִּשבִיל बदले में za (platiti za kartu) -ért untuk fyrir per ～と交換に ...의 대가로 už (norāda vērtību) par untuk voor for za por pe за za za za för แทน ...-e/-a, ...-in karşılığında 換 за قیمت کے طور پر như giá cả của cái gì 换

6 in order to be prepared He's getting ready for the journey. vir; vir die reis gereedmaak ليكون مُسْتَعِدّا приготвяне за нещо na til für για, για να para -ks, jaoks برای johonkin, varten pour לל- तैयारी के सिलसिले में za (pripremiti se za) -ra, -re untuk fyrir per ～に備えて ...할 수 있도록 к (norāda uz mērķi) untuk voor til do para pentru к na za za för เพื่อ için 為...準備 до تیاری کے لۓ chuẩn bị cho 为了

7 representing He is the member of parliament for Hull. van; lid van die parlement مُمَثِّلا لِ представляващ za for für για por poolt از طرف puolesta pour מִטַעַם की ओर से (predstavnik) za Hull képviselője mewakili fyrir per ～を代表して ...을 대표하여 atstovaujantis kam (pārstāvot kādu) no mewakili voor for z por din partea за za za za för แทน için, adına 代表 від نمائندگی کرنا đại diện của ai/cái gì 代表

8 on behalf of Will you do it for me? vir; vir my doen بالنيابَة عَن заради pro; za for für εκ μέρους por eest به سود؛ برای puolesta pour בִּשבִיל की तरफ से u ime vki érdekében, -ért untuk fyrir (hönd e-s) per ～の代りに 대신하여, 위하여 už (kāda) labā untuk voor for dla por în favoarea; pentru для, ради za, kvôli za umesto för, åt ในฐานะของ için, adına 替 для کسی کی نیابت thay mặt ai 替

9 in favour of Are you for or against the plan? vir; vir of daarteen مَعَ ، مؤيِّد، مُناصِر за (подкрепа) pro for dafür υπέρ por, a favor de poolt موافق puolella pour בְּעַד के पक्ष में za (ili protiv) vmi mellett setuju með, til stuðnings pro, a favore ～に賛成して 찬성하는 už par setuju voor for za por în favoarea; pentru за pre za za för เห็นด้วย; สนับสนุน taraftar, lehinde 贊成 за کسی کے طرفداری میں ủng hộ ai/cái gì 赞成

10 because of for this reason. vir hierdie rede; om hierdie rede بِسَبب защото kvůli, pro, z af wegen, aus γι' αυτό, για por, a causa de tõttu به جهت syystä pour בִּגלָל के कारण zbog miatt karena vegna, fyrir per ～の理由で 이유로, ...때문에 dėl dēļ kerana om av, på grunn av z powodu por din по причине; из-за pre, z zaradi zbog av เพื่อเป็นเกียรติแก่ için, yüzünden 由於 через کسی وجہ سے bởi vì (cái gì); tính đến (cái gì) 由于

11 having a particular purpose She gave me money for the bus fare. vir; vir die busgeld من أجل شَيء مُعَيَّن показва определена цел na til für για para -ks, jaoks برای هدف خاصی varten pour עֲבוּר, בִּשבִיל किसी खास मकसद से za (određena namjena) céljából, -ra, -re untuk fyrir per ～のために ...의 목적으로 для (norāda nolūku) untuk voor for, til na para pentru для na za za till ด้วยเหตุที่ için, amacıyla 為某一目的 для کوئی خاص وجہ ہونا dành cho; để 作为

12 indicating an ability or an attitude to a talent for baking; an ear for music. vir; 'n aanleg vir musiek (قُدره أو موهِبَه) في مجال، لِ показващ талант за нещо pro for für για, προς para -le, vastu برای johonkin, kohtaan pour לְ- पसंद za (talent za, uho za) iránt untuk fyrir per ～向きの ...에 대한 능력[] к (norāda attieksmi, spējas) untuk voor for do, dla para/por pentru к na za za för ในเรื่อง ...-e/-a 適合於 до صلاحیت یا رویہ کی طرف اشارہ کرنا chỉ khả năng, thái độ 适合于

13 as being They mistook him for someone else. vir; vir iemand anders aangesien على أنَّه с (някой) za for für για por, para -ks به جای joksikin pour שֶׁ- बतौर (zamijeniti) za, s -val, -vel sebagai fyrir per ～だとして ...으로 за sebagai voor for za por drept за za; s za za för แทนที่ ...olarak 看作 за کسی اور کی جگہ như là 看作

14 considering what is used in the case of It is quite warm for January (= considering that it is January when it is usually cold). vir آخذين بعين الأعْتِبار أنَّ، بالنِسْبَةِ لِ в сравнение с обикновено na for für για para kohta برای pour יַחֲסִית ל के हिसाब से za (prilično je toplo za siječanj) képest untuk miðað við per ～の割には ...치고는 для bagi voor til å være jak na para pentru для na za s obzirom na to da för [] สำหรับ; เพื่อ ...-e/-a göre, göz önüne alınırsa 就...而言 для کسی چیز کے لحاظ سے مختلف ہونا mong đợi từ ai/cái gì 就...而言

15 in spite of For all his money, he didn't seem happy. ondanks al sy geld بالرَّغْم въпреки přes på trods af trotz παρά a pesar de hoolimata با وجود huolimatta malgré לַמרוֹת बावजूद unatoč, usprkos vmi ellenére walaupun þrátt fyrir malgrado, nonostante ～にもかかわらず ...에도 불구하고 nežiūrint neskatoties uz; par spīti walaupun ondanks trass i, (til) tross (for) mimo apesar de în ciuda несмотря на napriek kljub uprkos trots เนื่องจาก ...-e rağmen 儘管 всупереч بجز اس کے mặc dù 尽管

conj

because It must be late, for I have been here a long time. want ek is al vir 'n lang tyd hier بِسَبَب، لأنَّ защото protože for denn επειδή, καθώς ya que, puesto que sest (et) چون که sillä car בִגלָל क्योंकि jer, budući da ugyanis, mert sebab vegna perché なぜなら 왜냐하면 nes jo; tāpēc ka sebab want for ponieważ pois deoarece так как; ибо pretože ker jer för, ty เพราะว่า çünkü, zira 因為 тому що کے نتیجے bởi vì 因为