for fun
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1.2
- idiom
- Informal
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por diversión
- We were just doing it for fun and, and to make something cool.
- just for fun
- play for fun
- read for fun
You didn't go there just for fun to hang out?
- You didn't go there just for fun to hang out?
- It was science was something we did for fun and not because we had to.
- Now we're just playing for fun and just look out guys.
- We were just doing it for fun and, and to make something cool.
- And having relationships for fun or for connection was pointless.
- And like you, I was just making these videos for fun and then bam, overnight viral.
- I wanna like start boxing like not even just for fun, but like actually doing it.
- Oh, so some people, like write Amazon comments, yes, for fun, Yes.
- That's, that's what I read for fun as opposed to for work.
- And, and I, the other thing I do for fun is I DJ.
- So I took a drama class for fun as an elected.
- This is somewhat for fun, for research, for innovation and so on.
- They're going to go in there for fun, a fun comedy night.
- They just think I'm making this shit for fun so they don't.
Examples
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I'm just doing it for fun.
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And like you, I was just making these videos for fun and then bam, overnight viral.
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Now we're just playing for fun and just look out guys.
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And it's kind of just for fun, kind of for a challenge.
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Well, let me show you a video just for fun, how fast this process can be.
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You made up a story and spread it just for fun?
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You did this for fun?
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Most of us just danced for fun and exercise, and none of us were particularly skilled.
Fiction book (1997) -
It was science was something we did for fun and not because we had to.
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We like to go hiking for fun during the weekends.
Synonyms
11
8.1
To do something for fun, not for a serious reason
9
6.6
In a joking way not meant to be taken seriously
5
5.3
People say it as a joke and do not mean it seriously
5
9.1
To do something for no particular reason, just for fun
1
9.3
For fun, not for something serious
1
9.9
Just for fun and not for any serious reason
Antonyms
How Playful
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'for' marks purpose and 'fun' denotes enjoyment, so 'for fun' straightforwardly means 'for enjoyment' or 'not serious'. This is a common, cross-linguistic purpose construction and would be readily inferable by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
For fun: The phrase for fun comes from everyday scenes of people doing something just to enjoy themselves, with fun pointing to pleasure—think of children playing a game with no prize. So, when you say you did something for fun, you mean you did it 'to enjoy yourself' or 'not seriously'.