for
∞
1.0
- adposition
- /fɔr/
:
por
- A total of 1,543 people completed the survey for a completion rate of 62%.
- rate for
- for 10 percent
- ratio for
Examples
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Where do you get the money to pay for all this?
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But you have to send a check for the auto insurance, see?
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Over 75% of eligible students agreed to participate, for a total student number of 1423.
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The number of story propositions includes 23 for Picnic and 31 for Good Dog Carl.
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While portable, hand-sized machines exist, they cannot be used for continuous monitoring of moving patients.
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Second, families were asked to remit ten dollars for each 0.5 credit course attempted.
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The Cronbach alpha value is .96 for the application of the form to 7-year-old children.
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Table 2 presents means and standard deviations for both the no-cues and four-cues tasks.
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Terry Kuhn cited seventy-six historical examples of rating scales for music preference measurement, emphasizing their practicality.
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The price for a ticket to the concert is $50.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
For each thing to show a rate like time or person
169
1.0
How often something happens in one year, often for an amount of money
57
3.5
For each person in a group
7
4.2
Each year, often used when talking about money amounts
3
2.5
For each home as an amount or rate
A short written form used to mean for in messages
Idioms
- Informal
92
5.8
A short response to show you are happy for someone or that you do not really care
Compounds
1
3.4
A U.S. government health agency that studies and prevents diseases
1
7.9
A difficult situation that tests and makes new ideas or people stronger under pressure
A Palestinian left-wing group that carries out armed attacks against Israel
A private college in New York City that teaches art, architecture, and engineering
A strong request asking someone to explain or justify their words and actions
A Palestinian political group that seeks major national change and sometimes uses armed attacks
The main government spy agency in Pakistan that gathers secret information about security
A United Nations group that helps African countries develop their economies
A UN group that helps Asian and Far Eastern countries develop their economies
An organization in the United Nations that helps European countries work together on economic matters
A United Nations group that helps Latin American countries grow their economies
A code using seven bits to represent letters, numbers, and simple control characters so computers can share text
An American organization that helps older people by giving advice and speaking for them
An armed group that attacked to force Turkey to admit the Armenian Genocide, pay money, and give land to Armenia
- Offensive
A group of armed fighters who use violence to try to take control of Rwanda
- Offensive
A place where employers quickly judge job seekers like products
- Texting
A central website or app where popular online content spreads quickly
An international organization that gives loans to help developing countries build roads and schools
A terrorist group started by Osama bin Laden in 1998 to unite armed Islamist groups in different countries
A religious group that worships Krishna, a Hindu god, and shares its beliefs worldwide
A Shia militant group linked to Iran that uses car bombs
One of the three basic paint colours red, blue and yellow used to make other colours
- Specialized
One of three colors, magenta, cyan and yellow, used in printing to make many colors by removing light
An important English society that supports scientists and promotes science
An international group that helps countries destroy chemical weapons and checks they do not make or use them
Belief that each person is responsible for their own health through their choices
A Palestinian group that supports left-wing revolution and uses political and armed action
A Palestinian political group that uses armed attacks for its goals
Surface Forms
Etymology
For was long used to mean 'in return' or 'for each', so a sentence like 'one egg for every two cups' uses for to show a rate or proportion — think 'for each'.