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fɔː

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adposition
  1. in support of or in favour of (a person or policy)

    "troops who had fought for Napoleon"

    on the side of pro for all for giving support to giving backing to right behind encouraging of approving of sympathetic to
  2. affecting, with regard to, or in respect of

    "she is responsible for the efficient running of their department"

    in honour of as a tribute to as a mark of respect to the same as
  3. on behalf of or to the benefit of

    "I got a present for you"

    • employed by

      "she is a tutor for the Open University"

  4. having (the thing mentioned) as a purpose or function

    "networks for the exchange of information"

    because since seeing that seeing as considering that on account of the fact that in view of the fact that owing to the fact that
  5. having (the thing mentioned) as a reason or cause

    "Aileen is proud of her family for their support"

  6. having (the place mentioned) as a destination

    "they are leaving for London tomorrow"

  7. representing (the thing mentioned)

    "the ‘F’ is for Fascinating"

  8. in place of or in exchange for

    "will you swap these two bottles for that one?"

    • charged as (a price)

      "copies are available for £1.20"

  9. in relation to the expected norm of

    "she was tall for her age"

  10. indicating the length of (a period of time)

    "he was jailed for 12 years"

  11. indicating the extent of (a distance)

    "he crawled for 300 yards"

  12. indicating an occasion in a series

    "the camcorder failed for the third time"

conjunction
for
  1. because; since

    "he felt guilty, for he knew that he bore a share of responsibility for Fanny's death"