for
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1.0
- adposition
- /fɔr/
:
para
- That might be OK for them, but you don't know.
- too big for
- higher for
- lower for
That might be OK for them, but you don't know.
- That might be OK for them, but you don't know.
- I guess I'm just too hip for the room then.
- Guys, just tell me, am I insane for liking the golf dad look?
- And what a classic metaphor for our entire fucking society.
- So it's like the cosmic perspective for science itself.
- So how is that different for a lab grown hamburger?
- So again, eye opening for me and and what what?
- Yeah, that's not true for any other one up here.
- So what an imaginative Vista for the world.
- Pretty good shape for the shape that I'm in.
Examples
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So it's fair to ask, how is it possible for them to change this?
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This calls for a celebration.
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It's such a nice brown for this kind of look.
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Is that wrong for a girl like me?
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Many reasons are possible for the better health of Asian groups compared with whites.
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It looks like a really good colour for me in the winter.
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Gains were lower for males in business and education, higher for females in sciences.
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Death from obesity-related chronic diseases is significantly higher for Black women than for White women.
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Marx, for instance, considered commodities to be the logical starting point for his analysis of modern capitalism.
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It's such a nice brown for this kind of look.
Synonyms
A short written form used to mean for in messages
Idioms
- Informal
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5.8
A short response to show you are happy for someone or that you do not really care
Compounds
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3.4
A U.S. government health agency that studies and prevents diseases
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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 can mean 'considering' or 'given', which is how people long ago used it, so a phrase like 'tall for his age' reads as 'tall, if you think about his age' and shows a comparison.