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Grammar : Conj, prep
Spell : fawr; unstressed fer
Phonetic Transcription : fɔr; unstressed fər

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Définition of for

Origin :
  • Old English for "for, before, on account of," from Proto-Germanic *fura (cf. Old Saxon furi "before," Old Frisian for, Middle Dutch vore, Dutch voor "for, before;" German für "for;" Danish for "for," før "before;" Gothic faur "for," faura "before"); see fore (adv.).
  • Use of for and fore gradually was differentiated in Middle English. Its use alone as a conjunction (not found before 12c.) probably is a shortening of common Old English phrases such as for þon þy "therefore," literally "for the (reason) that."
  • conj in consequence of the fact that
  • prep in consideration of
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