for
[fawr, fer]
/ fɔr, fər /
CONJUNCTION
in consequence of the fact that
Synonyms
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.
