for

preposition34

1. •
   meant to be given or sent to someone

   • I have something for you.
2. •
   Over (a period of time).

   • I've lived here for three years.
   • They fought for days over a silly pencil.
3. •
   Throughout or across (a distance in space).

   • I can see for miles.
4. •
   In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).

   • Everything I do, I do for you.
   • We're having a birthday party for Janet.
5. •
   (US) In honor of; after.

   • He is named for his grandfather.
6. •
   To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose or meaning.

   • This is a new bell for my bicycle.
   • The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
7. •
   (nonstandard) So (that), in order to.

   • He took the swing shift for he could get more overtime.
8. •
   In order to obtain or acquire.

   • I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
   • He's going for his doctorate.
9. •
   Indicating something desired or anticipated.

   • O for the wings of a dove.
   • Ah! for wings to soar …
10. •
    Used to introduce a subject of a to-infinitive clause.

    • It seems unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.
    • I don't think it's a good idea for you and me to meet.
11. •
    Because of.

    • He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
    • He looks better for having lost weight.
12. •
    In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.

    • I got five hundred pounds for that old car!
    • He matched me blow for blow.
13. •
    For the price of.

    • Special offer: three for two.
14. •
    Towards; in the direction of.

    • The astronauts headed for the moon.
    • Run for the hills!
15. •
    Leading towards in time or circumstance.

    • We're heading for bankruptcy.
    • He's set for graduating this year.
16. •
    (UK) Due for or facing (a certain outcome or fate).

    • He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack.
17. •
    Used in various other 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.

    • to allow for mistakes
18. •
    Supporting, in favour of.

    • All those for the motion, raise your hands.
    • Who's for ice-cream?
19. •
    Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.

    • I’ll strike a blow for you.
    • If having to bag the groceries correctly is more than you can handle, then this isn't the job for you.
20. •
    On behalf of.

    • I will stand in for him.
    • I speak for the Prime Minister.
21. •
    By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering as an example of a role or of limitations.

    • Fair for its day.
    • She's spry for an old lady.
22. •
    In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.

    • I used a hay bale for a bed.
    • He's got a turnip for a brain.
23. •
    To be, or as being.

    • Don't take me for a fool.
    • 17th century Abraham Cowley, Of Wit We take a falling meteor for a star.
24. •
    In anticipation of.

    • Stand by for your cue.
    • Prepare for battle.
25. •
    In order to cure, remove or counteract.

    • I need to spray my house for termites.
    • The doctor treated me for arthritis.
26. •
    As an evaluation of; as to evaluate in connection with.

    • I am grading for style on this paper.
    • History will judge you for your actions.
27. •
    So as to identify or locate.

    • They swept the area for enemy operatives.
    • Police combed his flat for clues.
28. •
    So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.

    • Make way for the president!
    • Clear the shelves for our new Christmas stock!
29. •
    Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence .

    • Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim.
    • For another, we don't have any equipment.
30. •
    Despite, in spite of.

    • For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.
31. •
    Used to introduce a variable subject to quantification, or to establish a restricting domain for a subsequent mathematical statement.

    • The identity f(x+y) = f(x) + f(y) holds for all x,y ∈ G. — 2008
32. •
    Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.

    • At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
33. •
    (US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio

    • In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
34. •
    (no longer used) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.

    • We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet. — 1609

conjunction1

1. •
   (formal, literary) Because.

   • I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.

particle1

1. •
   (old-fashioned) To; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).

   • Ugh—I’ll not be able for get up. Send for M’sieu le Curé—I’ll be goin’ for die for sure. — 1896

prepositional phrase2

1. •
   Used as an intensifier for actions causing harm or detriment to someone

   • She knocked my papers out of my hands for me.
2. •
   Used to indicate that an action normally beneficial may be performed in a way that causes harm or detriment to someone.

   • I wiped his nose for him - on the sidewalk.

noun2

1. •
   Initialism of frame of reference.
2. •
   Initialism of field Of research.