Search results for 'for':

for prep 1 intended to be given or sent to someone • This is for you. 2 towards • heading for home. 3 throughout (a time or distance) • was writing for half an hour. 4 in order to have, get, etc • meet for a chat • fight for freedom. 5 at a cost of something • said he'd do it for £10. 6 as reward, payment or penalty appropriate to something • got seven months for stealing • charge for one's work. 7 with a view to something • train for the race. 8 representing; on behalf of someone • the MP for Greenfield • speaking for myself. 9 to the benefit of someone or something • What can I do for you? 10 in favour of someone • for or against the proposal. 11 proposing to oneself • I'm for bed. 12 because of something • couldn't see for tears. 13 on account of something • famous for its confectionery. 14 suitable to the needs of something • books for children. 15 having as function or purpose • scissors for cutting hair. 16 on the occasion of something • got it for my birthday. 17 meaning • The German word for 'help' is 'helfen'. 18 in place of; in exchange with something • replacements for the breakages • translated word for word. 19 in proportion to something • one woman for every five men. 20 up to someone • It's for him to decide. 21 as being • took you for someone else • know for a fact. 22 with regard to something • can't beat that for quality. 23 considering what one would expect • serious for his age • warm for winter. 24 about; aimed at • proposals for peace • a desire for revenge. 25 in spite of something • quite nice for all his faults. 26 available to be disposed of or dealt with by • not for sale. 27 with reference to time: a at or on • an appointment for 12 noon on Friday; b so as to be starting by • 7.30 for 8.00; c throughout (a time) • in jail for 15 years. conj, archaic because; as • He left, for it was late. as for as far as concerns. be for it or be in for it colloq to be about to receive a punishment, etc • You're for it now that he knows. if it hadn't been for someone or something had they not intervened or had it not happened, then (some other course of events would have unfolded). O for if only I had • O for a pot of gold!
ETYMOLOGY: Anglo-Saxon.

f.o.r. abbreviation free on rail.