for
for
fɔ:r
fawr
/fɔː/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "for"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate who is supposed to have or use something or where something is intended to be put
for definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 've prepared a surprise gift for my sister's graduation.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§‹āύ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āύāĻžāϤāĻ• āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϝāĻŧ āωāĻĒāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
02

āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āϧāϰ⧇

used to indicate a time duration
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We waited at the bus stop for thirty minutes before deciding to call a taxi.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāϏ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻĒ⧇ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻļ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate the intended use, reason, or role of an object or action
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
This tool is designed for cutting paper.
āĻāχ āϟ⧁āϞāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āϜ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĄāĻŋāϜāĻžāχāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ⧇

used to indicate the purpose or motive behind an action or effort
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She studied hard for the exam.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻ…āĻ§ā§āϝāϝāĻŧāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate the intended interpretation behind a word, concept, or gesture
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The symbol " + " is commonly used for addition in mathematics.
"+" āϚāĻŋāĻšā§āύāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖāϤ āĻ—āĻŖāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšā§ƒāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate the cause, motive, or justification behind an action or event
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was praised for her outstanding performance.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate the extent or distance of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The hike went on for miles through the dense forest.
āĻšāĻžāχāĻ• āϘāύ āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāχāϞ āϧāϰ⧇ āϚāϞāϤ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āϞāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻ—āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ

used to specify the place or location to which someone or something is intended to go
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He boarded a flight for Paris.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāϏ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĢā§āϞāĻžāχāĻŸā§‡ āωāĻ āϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
09

āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to specify the intended or scheduled time for an event, activity, or arrangement
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The meeting is scheduled for 2 p.m.
āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āĻĒ⧁āϰ ⧍āϟāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to specify the instance or event in which something happens or takes place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He wore a suit and tie for the job interview.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϚāĻžāĻ•āϰāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻžāĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϟāĻžāχ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇

used to indicate a transaction or trading of one thing in return for another
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She exchanged her dollars for euros at the currency exchange.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āχāωāϰ⧋ āĻāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate a professional affiliation or employment relationship
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She works for a multinational corporation.
āϏ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻšā§āϜāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĒā§‹āϰ⧇āĻļāύ āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate acting on behalf of someone or something, or standing in their place
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She spoke for her team at the meeting.
āϏ⧇ āĻŽāĻŋāϟāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻŦāϞ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇

used to indicate being in favor of or endorsing someone or something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The delegate voted for the resolution.
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇ āĻ­ā§‹āϟ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇

used to indicate the anticipated or typical behavior, qualities, or outcomes associated with a particular entity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The movie was intense for a comedy.
āϏāĻŋāύ⧇āĻŽāĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŽā§‡āĻĄāĻŋ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤ⧀āĻŦā§āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to specify the reference point or standard by which something is judged, compared, or evaluated
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The book is too advanced for a beginner reader.
āĻŦāχāϟāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻ• āĻāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ

used to indicate that the responsibility or decision-making authority lies with a specific person
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
It 's for the jury to determine the verdict.
āĻāϟāĻŋ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϜ⧁āϰāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āĨ¤
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āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ, āĻŽā§‚āĻ˛ā§āϝ⧇

used to express the price, cost, or value associated with an item or service
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The car was sold for a surprisingly low price.
āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ•āĻŽ āĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§‡ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ, āϝ⧇āĻšā§‡āϤ⧁

used to introduce reasons, explanations, or purposes for actions, events, or statements
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We canceled the picnic, for the weather forecast predicted heavy rain.
āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻĒāĻŋāĻ•āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻŋāϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋ, āĻ•āĻžāϰāĻŖ āφāĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ⧇ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāϤ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ­āĻžāϏ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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