Adjacent Words
for a songfor a while
for all
for all intents and purposes
For all me
for all one is worth
for all practical purposes
For all that
for all the world
for and
For Angles of commutation
for any price
for anything
For as much as
For aye
For best
for better or worse
For by
for certain
for crying out loud
for dear life
for each one
for each person
For effect
For ever
For ever and a day
for example
for fair
For fear
for free
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
For For, conj. 1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything. And for of long that way had walk['e]d none, The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar. --Fairfax. And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think I will your serious and great business scant, For she with me. --Shak. 2. 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. Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth forever. --Ps. cxxxvi. 1. 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. --Shak. 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.
