for

[fawr, fer] / fɔr, fər /

CONJUNCTION

in consequence of the fact that

Synonyms

WEAK

as as long as because being considering inasmuch as now since whereas

PREPOSITION

in consideration of

Synonyms

WEAK

after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during for the sake of in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of in the name of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

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.

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Astronomers searching for extraterrestrial life have now identified the most promising places to look.

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Studying these worlds could reveal whether a planet must remain continuously within the habitable zone or if it can move in and out while still maintaining conditions suitable for life.

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"While it's hard to say what makes something more likely to have life, identifying where to look is the first key step -- so the goal of our project was to say 'here are the best targets for observation'," said Gillis Lowry, now a graduate student at San Francisco State University.

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Co-author Abigail Bohl, of Cornell University, emphasized that Earth, Venus, and Mars provide useful benchmarks for understanding habitability.

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She noted that early analysis of the 10 planets receiving Earth-like radiation has already identified two strong candidates for near-term study: TRAPPIST-1 e and TOI-715 b.

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