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ISO 639-3 language code for Fore.

Because.

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

Towards; in the direction of.

• The astronauts headed for the moon.
• Run for the hills!
• He was headed for the door when he remembered.

Leading towards in time or circumstance.

• We're heading for bankruptcy.
• He's set for graduating this year.

Directed at; intended to belong to.

• I have something for you.

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.
• The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.

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.

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.
• This medicine is for your cough.

Supporting, in favour of.

• All those for the motion, raise your hands.
• Who's for ice-cream?
• I'm for going by train

Because of.

• He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
• He looks better for having lost weight.
• She was the worse for drink.

In order to cure, remove or counteract.

• I need to spray my house for termites.
• The doctor treated me for arthritis.
• We're protesting for climate change.

So as to allow (something or someone) to take position.

• Make way for the president!
• Clear the shelves for our new Christmas stock!

In anticipation of.

• Stand by for your cue.
• Prepare for battle.

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.
• We're investigating you for the robbery.

So as to identify or locate.

• They swept the area for enemy operatives.
• Police combed his flat for clues.

Over (a period of time).

• I've lived here for three years.
• They fought for days over a silly pencil.
• The store is closed for the day.

Throughout or across (a distance in space).

• I can see for miles.

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.
• For you and me to meet is not a good idea because I'm not eager for it to be a success.

On behalf of.

• I will stand in for him.
• I speak for the Prime Minister.

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.

In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.

• I got five hundred pounds for that old car!
• He matched me blow for blow.

In order to obtain or acquire.

• I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
• He's going for his doctorate.
• Do you want to go for coffee?

To; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).