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for

[fawr, fer] / fɔr, fər /




Usage

What are other ways to say for? The conjunction for introduces reason, proof, or justification for an occurrence or action, but it does so as if the reason were an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

Example Sentences

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Sun Valley Poly 1, University 0: Fabian Bravo scored on a wild pitch for the game-winning run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

O'Bryan said that products needed to have been sold at the higher price for at least 12 weeks before the discount could be considered genuine.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Additional meetings are scheduled for Friday morning before Trump departs midday for home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

A promotion for the fourteenth product, Nature's Gift Dog Food, was not misleading because it did not include a "was" price on the ticket, O'Bryan ruled.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

She reaches for her necklace, rubbing the sea turtle pendant.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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