(literary) used to introduce the reason for something mentioned in the previous statement We listened eagerly, for he brought news of our families. I believed her—for surely she would not lie to me.
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Definition of for conjunction from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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go for
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act for
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ask for
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call for
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care for
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fall for
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fear for
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feel for
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fend for
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find for
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fish for
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gird for
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live for
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look for
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make for
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pant for
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pass for
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pine for
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push for
phrasal verb
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fall for
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fear for
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feel for
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fend for
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find for
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fish for
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gird for
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live for
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look for
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make for
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pant for
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pass for
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pine for
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push for
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root for
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go for
- Idioms
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- for all
- but for
- for good
- for luck
- for one
- for real
- for rent
- for sale
- for show
- for sure
- what for?
- for keeps
- ask for it
- for certain
- to die for
- for example
- for instance
- for nothing
- for openers
- run for it