For

• POS: Conjunction, Noun, Preposition

CIDE DICTIONARY

For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. fÜr, Icel. fyrir, Sw. för, Dan. for, adv. för, Goth. faúr, faúra, L. pro, Gr. , Skr. pra-. Fore, First, Foremost, Forth, Pro-.].

•  In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.  [1913 Webster]

  "With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath."  [1913 Webster]

  "How to choose dogs for scent or speed."  [1913 Webster]

  "Now, for so many glorious actions done,
  For peace at home, and for the public wealth,
  I mean to crown a bowl for Cæsar's health."  [1913 Webster]

  "That which we, for our unworthiness, are afraid to crave, our prayer is, that God, for the worthiness of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to grant."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done.  [1913 Webster]

  "The oak for nothing ill,
  The osier good for twigs, the poplar for the mill."  [1913 Webster]

  "It was young counsel for the persons, and violent counsel for the matters."  [1913 Webster]

  "Shall I think the worls was made for one,
  And men are born for kings, as beasts for men,
  Not for protection, but to be devoured?"  [1913 Webster]

  "For he writes not for money, nor for praise."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done.  [1913 Webster]

  "We can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth."  [1913 Webster]

  "It is for the general good of human society, and consequently of particular persons, to be true and just; and it is for men's health to be temperate."  [1913 Webster]

  "Aristotle is for poetical justice."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against.  [1913 Webster]

  "We sailed from Peru for China and Japan."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; 1913 Webster]

  "And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of.  [1913 Webster]

  "We take a falling meteor for a star."  [1913 Webster]

  "If a man can be fully assured of anything for a truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace for tru"  [1913 Webster]

  "Most of our ingenious young men take up some cried-up English poet for their model."  [1913 Webster]

  "But let her go for an ungrateful woman."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.  [1913 Webster]

  "The writer will do what she please for all me."  [1913 Webster]

  "God's desertion shall, for aught he knows, the next minute supervene."  [1913 Webster]

  "For anything that legally appears to the contrary, it may be a contrivance to fright us."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc.  [1913 Webster]

  "For many miles about
  There 's scarce a bush."  [1913 Webster]

  "Since, hired for life, thy servile muse sing."  [1913 Webster]

  "To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day."  [1913 Webster]
•  Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of.  [1913 Webster]

  "We 'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet."  [1913 Webster]

  "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord."  [1913 Webster]

  "For me, my stormy voyage at an end,
  I to the port of death securely tend."
•  Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.  [1913 Webster]

For, conj. 

•  Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything.  [1913 Webster]

  "And for of long that way had walkéd none,
  The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar."  [1913 Webster]

  "And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think
  I will your serious and great business scant,
  For she with me."  [1913 Webster]
•  Since; because; introducing a reason of something before advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before.  [1913 Webster]

  "Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever."  [1913 Webster]

  "Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
  Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
  Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike
  As if we had them not."  [1913 Webster]

For because, because. [Obs.] “Nor for because they set less store by their own citizens.” Robynson (More's Utopia). -- For why. (a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.] (b) Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.

Syn. -- See Because.

For, n. 

 One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.  [1913 Webster]

The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages. Jane Austen.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

For, prep. & conj.
--prep.
1 in the interest or to the benefit of; intended to go to (these flowers are for you; wish to see it for myself; did it all for my country; silly for you to go).
2 in defence, support, or favour of (fight for one's rights).
3 suitable or appropriate to (a dance for beginners; not for me to say).
4 in respect of or with reference to; regarding; so far as concerns (usual for ties to be worn; don't care for him at all; ready for bed; MP for Lincoln).
5 representing or in place of (here for my uncle).
6 in exchange against (swopped it for a bigger one).
7 a as the price of (give me {pound}5 for it). b at the price of (bought it for {pound}5). c to the amount of (a bill for {pound}100; all out for 45).
8 as the penalty of (fined them heavily for it).
9 in requital of (that's for upsetting my sister).
10 as a reward for (here's {pound}5 for your trouble).
11 a with a view to; in the hope or quest of; in order to get (go for a walk; run for a doctor; did it for the money). b on account of (could not speak for laughing).
12 corresponding to (word for word).
13 to reach; in the direction of; towards (left for Rome; ran for the end of the road).
14 conducive or conducively to; in order to achieve (take the pills for a sound night's sleep).
15 so as to start promptly at (the meeting is at seven-thirty for eight).
16 through or over (a distance or period); during (walked for miles; sang for two hours).
17 in the character of; as being (for the last time; know it for a lie; I for one refuse).
18 because of; on account of (could not see for tears).
19 in spite of; notwithstanding (for all we know; for all your fine words).
20 considering or making due allowance in respect of (good for a beginner).
21 in order to be (gone for a soldier).
--conj. because, since, seeing that.

Idiom

be for it Brit. colloq. be in imminent danger of punishment or other trouble. for ever see EVER; (cf. FOREVER). o (or oh) for I wish I had.

Etymology

OE, prob. a reduction of Gmc fora (unrecorded) BEFORE (of place and time)

THESAURUS

For

against, all for, as, as long as, as proxy for, as representing, as things go, because, being, being as how, cause, considering, forasmuch as, from, in aid of, in behalf of, in consideration of, in contemplation of, in favor of, in furtherance of, in lieu of, in order to, in place of, in preference to, in preparation for, in that, inasmuch as, insofar as, insomuch as, now, on account of, on behalf of, parce que, pro, remedial of, replacing, seeing as how, seeing that, since, so, so as to, so that, to, vice, whereas, with

ROGET THESAURUS

For

Motive

N motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action, reason, ground, call, principle, by end, by purpose, mainspring, primum mobile, keystone, the why and the wherefore, pro and con, reason why, secret motive, arriere pensee, intention, inducement, consideration, attraction, loadstone, magnet, magnetism, magnetic force, allectation, allective, temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery, bewitchment, bewitchery, charm, spell, fascination, blandishment, cajolery, seduction, seducement, honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple, persuasibility, persuasibleness, attractability, impressibility, susceptibility, softness, persuasiveness, attractiveness, tantalization, influence, prompting, dictate, instance, impulse, impulsion, incitement, incitation, press, instigation, provocation, inspiration, persuasion, suasion, encouragement, advocacy, exhortation, advice, solicitation, lobbyism, pull, incentive, stimulus, spur, fillip, whip, goad, ankus, rowel, provocative, whet, dram, bribe, lure, decoy, decoy duck, bait, trail of a red herring, bribery and corruption, sop, sop for Cerberus, prompter, tempter, seducer, seductor, instigator, firebrand, incendiary, Siren, Circe, agent provocateur, lobbyist, impulsive, motive, suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory, protreptical, inviting, tempting suasive, suasory, seductive, attractive, fascinating, provocative, induced, disposed, persuadable, spellbound, instinct with, smitten with, infatuated, inspired, by, because, therefore, from this motive, from that motive, for this reason, for that reason, for, by reason of, for the sake of, count of, out of, from, as, forasmuch as, for all the world, on principle, fax mentis incendium gloriae, temptation hath a music for all ears, to beguile many and be beguiled by one.

Intention

N intent, intention, intentionality, purpose, quo animo, project, undertaking, predetermination, design, ambition, contemplation, mind, animus, view, purview, proposal, study, look out, final cause, raison d'etre, cui bono, object, aim, end, the be all and the end all, drift, tendency, destination, mark, point, butt, goal, target, bull's-eye, quintain, prey, quarry, game, decision, determination, resolve, fixed set purpose, settled purpose, ultimatum, resolution, wish, arriere pensee, motive, teleology, intended, intentional, advised, express, determinate, prepense, bound for, intending, minded, bent upon, at stake, on the anvil, on the tapis, in view, in prospect, in the breast of, in petto, teleological, intentionally, advisedly, wittingly, knowingly, designedly, purposely, on purpose, by design, studiously, pointedly, with intent, deliberately, with one's eyes open, in cold blood, for, with a view, with an eye to, in order to, in order that, to the end that, with the intent that, for the purpose of, with the view of, in contemplation of, on account of, in pursuance of, pursuant to, quo animo, to all intents and purposes, The road to hell is paved with good intentions, sublimi feriam sidera vertice.

Preparation

N preparation, providing, provision, providence, anticipation, precaution, preconcertation, predisposition, forecast, rehearsal, note of preparation, arrangement, clearance, adjustment, tuning, equipment, outfit, accouterment, armament, array, ripening, maturation, evolution, elaboration, concoction, digestion, gestation, batching, incubation, sitting, groundwork, first stone, cradle, stepping-stone, foundation, scaffold, scaffolding, echafaudage, training, inurement, novitiate, cooking, cookery, brewing, culinary art, tilling, plowing sowing, semination, cultivation, preparedness, readiness, ripeness, mellowness, maturity, un impromptu fait a loisir, preparer, trainer, pioneer, trailblazer, avant-courrier, avant-coureur, voortrekker, sappers and miners, pavior, navvy, packer, stevedore, warming pan, preparing, in preparation, in course of preparation, in agitation, in embryo, in hand, in train, afoot, afloat, on foot, on the stocks, on the anvil, under consideration, brewing, batching, forthcoming, brooding, in store for, in reserve, precautionary, provident, preparative, preparatory, provisional, inchoate, under revision, preliminary, prepared, in readiness, ready, ready to one's band, ready made, ready cut and dried: made to one's hand, handy, on the table, in gear, in working order, in working gear, snug, in practice, ripe, mature, mellow, pukka, practiced, labored, elaborate, highly-wrought, smelling of the lamp, worked up, in full feather, in best bib and tucker, in harness, at harness, in the saddle, in arms, in battle array, in war paint, up in arms, armed at all points, armed to the teeth, armed cap a pie, sword in hand, booted and spurred, in utrumque paratus, semper paratus, on the alert, at one's post, in preparation, in anticipation of, against, for, abroach, a bove majori discit arare minor, looking before and after, si vis pacem para bellum.

Undertaking

VB undertake, engage in, embark in, launch into, plunge into, volunteer, apprentice oneself to, engage, contract, take upon oneself, take upon one's shoulders, devote oneself to, take up, take in hand, tackle, set about, go about, set to, fall to, set to work, launch forth, set up shop, put in hand, put in execution, set forward, break the neck of a business, be in, for, put one's hand to, put one's foot in, betake oneself to, turn one's hand to, go to do, begin one's, broach one's, institute one's, put one's hand to the plow, lay one's hand to the plow, put one's shoulder to the wheel, have in hand, have many irons in the fire.

Attribution

N attribution, theory, etiology, ascription, reference to, rationale, accounting for, palaetiology, imputation, derivation from, filiation, affiliation, pedigree, explanation, reason why, attributed, attributable, referable to, referrible to, due to, derivable from, owing to, putative, ecbatic, hence, thence, therefore, for, since, on account of, because, owing to, on that account, from this cause, from that cause, thanks to, forasmuch as, whence, propter hoc, why? wherefore? whence? how comes it, how is it, how happens it? how does it happen? in some way, in some such way, somehow, somehow or other, that is why, hinc illae lachrymae.

Tendency

N tendency, aptness, aptitude, proneness, proclivity, bent, turn, tone, bias, set, leaning to, predisposition, inclination, propensity, susceptibility, conatus, nisus, liability, quality, nature, temperament, idiocrasy, idiosyncrasy, cast, vein, grain, humor, mood, drift, conduciveness, conducement, applicability, subservience, tending, conducive, working towards, in a fair way to, calculated to, liable, subservient, useful, subsidiary, for, whither.

Love

VB love, like, affect, fancy, care for, take an interest in, be partial to, sympathize with, affection, be in love with, have a love, for, entertain a love, for, harbor cherish a love, for, regard, revere, take to, bear love to, be wedded to, set one's affections on, make much of, feast one's eyes on, hold dear, prize, hug, cling to, cherish, pet, burn, adore, idolize, love to distraction, aimer eperdument, dote on, dote upon, take a fancy to, look sweet upon, become enamored, fall in love with, lose one's heart, desire, excite love, win the heart, gain the heart, win the affections, gain the affections, secure the love, engage the affections, take the fancy of have a place in the heart, wind round the heart, attract, attach, endear, charm, fascinate, captivate, bewitch, seduce, enamor, enrapture, turn the head, get into favor, ingratiate oneself, insinuate oneself, worm oneself, propitiate, curry favor with, pay one's court to, faire l'aimable, set one's cap at, flirt, love, like, affect, fancy, care for, take an interest in, be partial to, sympathize with, affection, be in love with, have a love, for, entertain a love, for, harbor cherish a love, for, regard, revere, take to, bear love to, be wedded to, set one's affections on, make much of, feast one's eyes on, hold dear, prize, hug, cling to, cherish, pet, burn, adore, idolize, love to distraction, aimer eperdument, dote on, dote upon, take a fancy to, look sweet upon, become enamored, fall in love with, lose one's heart, desire, excite love, win the heart, gain the heart, win the affections, gain the affections, secure the love, engage the affections, take the fancy of have a place in the heart, wind round the heart, attract, attach, endear, charm, fascinate, captivate, bewitch, seduce, enamor, enrapture, turn the head, get into favor, ingratiate oneself, insinuate oneself, worm oneself, propitiate, curry favor with, pay one's court to, faire l'aimable, set one's cap at, flirt, love, like, affect, fancy, care for, take an interest in, be partial to, sympathize with, affection, be in love with, have a love, for, entertain a love, for, harbor cherish a love, for, regard, revere, take to, bear love to, be wedded to, set one's affections on, make much of, feast one's eyes on, hold dear, prize, hug, cling to, cherish, pet, burn, adore, idolize, love to distraction, aimer eperdument, dote on, dote upon, take a fancy to, look sweet upon, become enamored, fall in love with, lose one's heart, desire, excite love, win the heart, gain the heart, win the affections, gain the affections, secure the love, engage the affections, take the fancy of have a place in the heart, wind round the heart, attract, attach, endear, charm, fascinate, captivate, bewitch, seduce, enamor, enrapture, turn the head, get into favor, ingratiate oneself, insinuate oneself, worm oneself, propitiate, curry favor with, pay one's court to, faire l'aimable, set one's cap at, flirt.

Reasoning,

N reasoning ratiocination rationalism, dialectics, induction, generalization, discussion, comment, ventilation, inquiry, argumentation, controversy, debate, polemics, wrangling, contention, logomachy, disputation, disceptation, paper war, art of reasoning, logic, process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning, deduction, induction, abduction, synthesis, analysis, argument, case, plaidoyer, opening, lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle, inference, prosyllogism, syllogism, enthymeme, sorites, dilemma, perilepsis, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem, comprehensive argument, empirema, epagoge, reasoner, logician, dialectician, disputant, controversialist, controvertist, wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist, scientist, eristic, logical sequence, good case, correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning, consectary reasoning, conclusive, subtle reasoning, force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument, arguments, reasons, pros and cons, reasoning, rationalistic, argumentative, controversial, dialectic, polemical, discursory, discursive, disputatious, Aristotelian, eristic, eristical, debatable, controvertible, logical, relevant, for, because, hence, whence, seeing that, since, sith, then thence so, for that reason, for this reason, for which reason, for as, inasmuch as, whereas, ex concesso, considering, in consideration of, therefore, wherefore, consequently, ergo, thus, accordingly, a fortiori, in conclusion, in fine, finally, after all, au bout du compt, on the whole, taking one thing with another, ab actu ad posse valet consecutio, per troppo dibatter la verita si perde, troppo disputare la verita fa errare.