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for
Multi-letter group A–E F–J K–O P–T U–Z
Alphabetical position A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Alphabetical group F G H I J

for [/fɔɹ/; for (1 syll.)]

1 : aurd prepprep (for a purpose)
2 : aubog prepprep (in support of)
3 : omist prepprep (dedicated to)
4 : wob prepprep (during)
5 : (Dated/Literary: because [of]) povaurd conjconj

From the Corpus

[0005] Rait (1902):13:

At an early stage in their voyage they were caught by a “marvellous great whirlwind,” and driven westward into the pitiless ocean for five days and five nights.
Ad frodi nivelune wob vardinsile, shoublurisat «mẽrveleuzi yoasuflarduniebe,» nend lampraiddurisat westaupu ńäffuind blaifond’oashenile wob kuinde diēmi nend kuinde nochemi.

[0016] Braddon (1863):318:

“I so much regret that you should have been out of doors at the time, my dear Mrs. Mellish,” she said; “and as I should imagine, from the direction which you took on leaving the house, actually near the place where the unfortunate person met his death. It will be so unpleasant for you to have to appear at the inquest.”
«Tasalasietim prin tugavaikit mauradu, yoarvi Senyaurta Mellish,» dezat luma; «nend nand majiemaikim, omil äuvvikorte ńïavvlurit maurad tüvvé ńobeni, voardu proxim l’abode jadu versuerttauwlo moarzaiddurat. Vermogellirat tia boulveyaudraunite ńad trengole.»

[0017] Women's Foundation for Health (1922):6:

Are you well if you are hungry with a hunger for life that nothing you have or are or do is satisfying?
Benuttser sif maiboukut ten maiboukide vevidaupi ńobieskem naule prin tenut, sujut, hodir aigut, mogelant?

[0018] Droke (1905):258:

She had been content with pretending just as long as she was going to, she told herself; and this time the twins were going to have something real for Christmas—something bought. How she was going to buy it was the yet unsolved question.
Mogelaidavata ńẽrgim nanibaige tochenu woshaumu kuem haizaijata, dezat seba; nend hodiechobu, tuimile tenaijat voardesengune wob Krismasine—bleyaidune. Nëttaujaidasanti jaugure: Kemeku bleyyirata selbemie?

Homonyms

four

Landau #: 141GSL #: 12NGSL #: 12

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Added on: 2021-08-05, 05:14View semantic data