Definitions

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.

Example Sentences

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Instead, Vonn did what she has done for more than two decades and accepted that carrying serious injuries is just part of what makes a professional ski racer.

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Since the crash, she has spent her days preparing for Sunday’s race and letting the world know that she isn’t kidding.

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“You mean to say that you’ve been married to her for 15 years?” he says, before hitting the punchline: “And they call me Superman!”

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That gag is evidence that for as long as Superman has been represented in film and television, writers have been trying to find a way to give him a little edge.

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The opening credits find him standing, hands on his hips, as the announcer declares that he fights for “truth, justice, and the American way.”

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