{ "dictype": "WikiDicScrap", "error": false, "code": 200, "json": { "type": "wiki", "pronunciations": { "phonetic": [ "frər", "fɔr", "fər" ], "listenurl": [ { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/for.ogg" }, { "lang": "Audio (US)", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/for.mp3" }, { "lang": "Audio (AU)", "url": "" }, { "lang": "Audio (US), unstressed, in the phrase \"Wait for me\".", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/for.ogg" }, { "lang": "Audio (US), unstressed, in the phrase \"Wait for me\".", "url": "/var/www/html/blab/dic/audio/us/for.mp3" } ] }, "meansorg": { "etymologies": [ "From Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.\nCognate with West Frisian foar (“for”), Dutch voor (“for”), German für (“for”), Danish for (“for”), Swedish för (“for”), Norwegian for (“for”), Icelandic fyrir (“for”), Latin per (“by, through, for, by means of”) and Romance language successors (e.g. Spanish para (“for”)), Ancient Greek περί (perí, “for, about, toward”), Lithuanian per (“by, through, during”), Sanskrit परि (pári, “over, around”)." ], "typelist": [ { "name": "Conjunction", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "Because, as, since.\nI had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.\nc. 1601, Shakespeare, William, Twelfth Night‎, act 3, scene 4: Dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skillful and deadly.\n1885, Burton, Richard Francis, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night: nor is there found, in sea or on land, a sweeter or pleasanter of gifts than she; for she is prime in comeliness and seemlihead of face and symmetrical shape of perfect grace; her check is ruddy dight, her brow flower white, her teeth gem-bright, her eyes blackest black and whitest white, her hips of heavy weight, her waist slight and her favour exquisite.\n1900, Baum, L Frank, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:\"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City,\" said Glinda, \"for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler.\"" } ] }, { "name": "Preposition", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "Towards; in the direction of.\nThe astronauts headed for the moon.\nRun for the hills!\nHe was headed for the door when he remembered.\n1631, Francis , “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. , 3rd edition, London: William Rawley; rinted by J H for William Lee , page 1, →OCLC:Wee ſailed from Peru, (where wee had continued by the ſpace of one whole yeare,) for China and Iapan, by the South Sea;" }, { "mean": "Directed at; intended to belong to.\nI have something for you." }, { "mean": "In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).\nEverything I do, I do for you.\nWe're having a birthday party for Janet.\nThe mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.\n1976, Michael McDonald (lyrics and music), “Takin' It to the Streets”, performed by The Doobie Brothers:You, telling me the things you're gonna do for me." }, { "mean": "To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.\nThis is a new bell for my bicycle.\nThe cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.\nThese apples here are for eating. The rest are for throwing away." }, { "mean": "Supporting, in favour of.\nAntonym: against\nAll those for the motion, raise your hands.\nWho's for ice-cream?\nI'm for going by train\nTen voted for, and three against. (with implied object)" }, { "mean": "Because of.\nHe wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.\nHe looks better for having lost weight. (UK usage)\nShe was the worse for drink.\nI like her for lots of reasons.\nc. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :with fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath\n1867, Frederick Metcalfe, The Oxonian in Iceland, page 202:\"A summerly day for you,\" said my host; \"You ought to be here in winter. It is impossible then to get out of the doors for the snow and wind. Ugh! dreadful weather!\"\n1864, George Etell Sargent, The Story of a City Arab (page 313)\nI could not see his hands, for the thick gloves he wore, and his face was partially concealed by a red woollen comforter; but his entire appearance and manners tallied with what I had seen of Yorkshire farmerhood." }, { "mean": "Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.\nThis medicine is for your cough.\nI need to spray my house for termites." }, { "mean": "Over (a period of time).\nI've lived here for three years.\nThey fought for days over a silly pencil.\n1717, Joseph Addison, Metamorphoses\nTo guide the sun's bright chariot for a day." }, { "mean": "Throughout or across (a distance in space).\nI can see for miles.\nc. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :For many miles about / There's scarce a bush." }, { "mean": "Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.\nIt is unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.\nAll I want is for you to be happy." }, { "mean": "On behalf of.\nI will stand in for him.\nI speak for the Prime Minister." }, { "mean": "In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.\nI used a hay bale for a bed.\nHe's got a turnip for a brain." }, { "mean": "In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.\nI got five hundred pounds for that old car!\nHe matched me blow for blow.\n1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Exodus 21:23-24:And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot." }, { "mean": "In order to obtain or acquire.\nI am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.\nHe's going for his doctorate.\nDo you want to go for coffee?\nPeople all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.\nCan you go to the store for some eggs?\nI'm saving up for a car.\nDon't wait for an answer.\nWhat did he ask you for?\n1642, , “The Prologue”, in The Sophy. , 2nd edition, London: J M for H Herringman, , published 1667, →OCLC:For we would have you know it, / The loſs will fall on us, not on the Poet: / For he writes not for money, nor for praiſe, / Nor to be call'd a Wit, nor to wear Bayes:" }, { "mean": "By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.\nFair for its day.\nShe's spry for an old lady.\nHe's very mature, for a two-year old." }, { "mean": "To be, or as being.\nDon't take me for a fool.\n17th century Abraham Cowley, Of Wit\nWe take a falling meteor for a star.\na. 1705, John Locke, “Of the Conduct of the Understanding”, in Posthumous Works of Mr. John Locke: , London: A and J Churchill, , published 1706, →OCLC:\nif a man can be persuaded and fully assured of anything for a truth without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace for truth ?\nc. 1690, John Dryden, Translations (Preface)\nMost of our ingenious young men take up some cry'd-up English poet for their model.\n1712, Ambrose Philips, The Distrest Mother\nBut let her go for an ungrateful woman.\n1976, Louis L’Amour, chapter 2, in The Rider of Lost Creek, Bantam Dell, →ISBN:They knew him for a stranger." }, { "mean": "(usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.\nFor all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.\n1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 113:\"You must keep your head. There is still hope.\" \"Hope!\" \"Yes; plentiful hope -- for all this destruction!\"\n1892 August 6, \"The Unbidden Guest\", in Charles Dickens, Jr. (editor), All the Year Round, page 133,\nMr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man \n1968, J. J. Scarisbrick, Henry VIII, page 240:For all his faults, there had been something lofty and great about him - as a judge, as a patron of education, as a builder, as an international figure." }, { "mean": "Indicating something desired or anticipated.\nO for the wings of a dove.\nAh! for wings to soar …\nAnd now for a slap-up meal!\n1599, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :O For a Muſe of Fire, that would aſcend / The brighteſt Heauen of Inuention :\n1858 March 27, \"The Lay of the Brief\", in Punch, Or, The London Charivari, page 129:\nOh! but to breathe the air / By their side under summer skies! To watch the blush on their cheeks, / The light in their liquid eyes. / Oh! but for one short hour, / To whisper a word of love;" }, { "mean": "(in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.\nGo scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim." }, { "mean": "(with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.\nHe is named for his grandfather." }, { "mean": "Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).\nHe totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack." }, { "mean": "(chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio\nIn term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day" }, { "mean": "(cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.\nAt close of play, England were 305 for 3." }, { "mean": "(obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.\n1609–1612, Francis Beaumont; John Fletcher, “The Captaine”, in Comedies and Tragedies , London: Humphrey Robinson, , and for Humphrey Moseley , published 1647, →OCLC, Act III, scene v:We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet." }, { "mean": "Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.\nto account for one's whereabouts    to care for a relative    to settle for second best    to allow for mistakes" }, { "mean": "(nonstandard) So (that), in order to\nHe took the swing shift for he could get more overtime." } ] }, { "name": "Particle", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(nonstandard, in representations of dialectal speech, especially that of black speakers) To, the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive.\n1896, McClure's magazine, page 270:\n“'Ugh—I'll not be able for get up. Send for M'sieu le Curé—I'll be goin' for die for sure.'\n1898 December 17, “Mr. Owens' Experience”, in Forest and Stream, volume 51, page 485: firs rate place for shoot a woodcocks, I tell you. I say wass no use for spen money. An I say in \"So wass I. I see lot of sy-pokes fly up an twist off like screw-cork an spit whistle, but I wass'nt able for get aim on him.\"\n2007, H. 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