for: signification et définitions

Used to indicate amount, extent, or duration: a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; stood in line for an hour.

Used to indicate the object, aim, or purpose of an action or activity: trained for the ministry; put the house up for sale; plans to run for senator.

Used to indicate a destination: headed off for town.

Used to indicate the object of a desire, intention, or perception: had a nose for news; eager for success.

Used to indicate the recipient or beneficiary of an action: prepared lunch for us.

On behalf of: spoke for all the members.

In favor of: Were they for or against the proposal?

In place of: a substitute for eggs.

Used to indicate equivalence or equality: paid ten dollars for a ticket; repeated the conversation word for word.

Used to indicate correlation or correspondence: took two steps back for every step forward.

Used to indicate a specific time: had an appointment for two o'clock.

Used to indicate a number of attempts: shot three for four from the foul line.

As being: take for granted; mistook me for the librarian.

Used to indicate an actual or implied listing or choosing: For one thing, we can't afford it.

As a result of; because of: jumped for joy.

Used to indicate appropriateness or suitability: It will be for the judge to decide.

Notwithstanding; despite: For all the problems, it was a valuable experience.

As regards; concerning: a stickler for neatness.

Considering the nature or usual character of: was spry for his advanced age.

In honor of: named for her grandmother.

Because; since.