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for
(mass) | for
- k, o, za, na, pre, lebo, počas |
For-
(gcide) | For- \For-\ [AS. for-; akin to D. & G. ver-, OHG. fir-, Icel.
for-, Goth. fra-, cf. Skr. par[=a]- away, Gr. ? beside, and
E. far, adj. Cf. Fret to rub.]
A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or
privative. It often implies also loss, detriment, or
destruction, and sometimes it is intensive, meaning utterly,
quite thoroughly, as in forbathe.
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For
(gcide) | For \For\, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D.
voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f["u]r, Icel. fyrir,
Sw. f["o]r, Dan. for, adv. f["o]r, Goth. fa['u]r, fa['u]ra,
L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra-. [root] 202. Cf. Fore, First,
Foremost, Forth, Pro-.]
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration
of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done
or takes place.
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1. Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action;
the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an
act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of
which a thing is or is done.
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With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath. --Shak.
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How to choose dogs for scent or speed. --Waller.
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Now, for so many glorious actions done,
For peace at home, and for the public wealth,
I mean to crown a bowl for C[ae]sar's health.
--Dryden.
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That which we, for our unworthiness, are afraid to
crave, our prayer is, that God, for the worthiness
of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to
grant. --Hooker.
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2. Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the
end or final cause with reference to which anything is,
acts, serves, or is done.
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The oak for nothing ill,
The osier good for twigs, the poplar for the mill.
--Spenser.
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It was young counsel for the persons, and violent
counsel for the matters. --Bacon.
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Shall I think the worls was made for one,
And men are born for kings, as beasts for men,
Not for protection, but to be devoured? --Dryden.
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For he writes not for money, nor for praise.
--Denham.
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3. Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which,
anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of;
on the side of; -- opposed to against.
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We can do nothing against the truth, but for the
truth. --2 Cor. xiii.
8.
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It is for the general good of human society, and
consequently of particular persons, to be true and
just; and it is for men's health to be temperate.
--Tillotson.
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Aristotle is for poetical justice. --Dennis.
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4. Indicating that toward which the action of anything is
directed, or the point toward which motion is made;
?ntending to go to.
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We sailed from Peru for China and Japan. --Bacon.
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5. Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything
acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an
equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or
made; instead of, or place of.
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And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give
life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand
for hand, foot for foot. --Ex. xxi. 23,
24.
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6. Indicating that in the character of or as being which
anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.
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We take a falling meteor for a star. --Cowley.
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If a man can be fully assured of anything for a
truth, without having examined, what is there that
he may not embrace for tru?? --Locke.
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Most of our ingenious young men take up some
cried-up English poet for their model. --Dryden.
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But let her go for an ungrateful woman. --Philips.
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7. Indicating that instead of which something else controls
in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which
anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to
notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by
all, aught, anything, etc.
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The writer will do what she please for all me.
--Spectator.
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God's desertion shall, for aught he knows, the next
minute supervene. --Dr. H. More.
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For anything that legally appears to the contrary,
it may be a contrivance to fright us. --Swift.
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8. Indicating the space or time through which an action or
state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or
time of.
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For many miles about
There 's scarce a bush. --Shak.
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Since, hired for life, thy servile muse sing.
--prior.
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To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.
--Garth.
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9. Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of
which, anything is done. [Obs.]
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We 'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.
--Beau. & Fl.
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For, or As for, so far as concerns; as regards; with
reference to; -- used parenthetically or independently.
See under As.
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As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.
--Josh. xxiv.
15.
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For me, my stormy voyage at an end,
I to the port of death securely tend. --Dryden.
For all that, notwithstanding; in spite of.
For all the world, wholly; exactly. "Whose posy was, for
all the world, like cutlers' poetry." --Shak.
For as much as, or Forasmuch as, in consideration that;
seeing that; since.
For by. See Forby, adv.
For ever, eternally; at all times. See Forever.
For me, or For all me, as far as regards me.
For my life, or For the life of me, if my life depended
on it. [Colloq.] --T. Hook.
For that, For the reason that, because; since. [Obs.]
"For that I love your daughter." --Shak.
For thy, or Forthy [AS. for[eth][=y].], for this; on this
account. [Obs.] "Thomalin, have no care for thy."
--Spenser.
For to, as sign of infinitive, in order to; to the end of.
[Obs., except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech.] --
"What went ye out for to see?" --Luke vii. 25. See To,
prep., 4.
O for, would that I had; may there be granted; --
elliptically expressing desire or prayer. "O for a muse of
fire." --Shak.
Were it not for, or If it were not for, leaving out of
account; but for the presence or action of. "Moral
consideration can no way move the sensible appetite, were
it not for the will." --Sir M. Hale.
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For
(gcide) | For \For\, conj.
1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old
English, the reason of anything.
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And for of long that way had walk['e]d none,
The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar.
--Fairfax.
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And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think
I will your serious and great business scant,
For she with me. --Shak.
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2. Since; because; introducing a reason of something before
advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or
the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is
logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but
connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very
general introduction to something suggested by what has
gone before.
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Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his
mercy endureth forever. --Ps. cxxxvi.
1.
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Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike
As if we had them not. --Shak.
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For because, because. [Obs.] "Nor for because they set less
store by their own citizens." --Robynson (More's Utopia).
For why.
(a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.]
(b) Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.
Syn: See Because.
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For
(gcide) | For \For\, n.
One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative
side; that which is said in favor of some one or something;
-- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection
with it.
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The fors and against. those in favor and those opposed; the
pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages.
--Jane Austen.
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
account for
(mass) | account for
- vysvetliť |
afford
(mass) | afford
- dopriať si, dovoliť si, poskytnúť, poskytovať |
afore
(mass) | afore
- pred |
apply for
(mass) | apply for
- prihlásiť |
be in time for
(mass) | be in time for
- stihnúť |
before
(mass) | before
- pred tým, ako, skôr ako, pred |
before that
(mass) | before that
- predtým |
beforehand
(mass) | beforehand
- dopredu |
blank form
(mass) | blank form
- prázdna forma |
california
(mass) | California
- Kalifornia |
call for
(mass) | call for
- požadovať |
chloroform
(mass) | chloroform
- chloroform |
comfort
(mass) | comfort
- útecha, pohodlie, komfort, utešovať, utešiť |
comfortably
(mass) | comfortably
- komfortne, pohodne |
comforted
(mass) | comforted
- potešený |
comfortless
(mass) | comfortless
- skľúčený |
compensate for
(mass) | compensate for
- nahradiť |
conform
(mass) | conform
- odpovedať, vyhovovať |
conforming
(mass) | conforming
- vyhovujúci |
conformity
(mass) | conformity
- zhoda |
conforms
(mass) | conforms
- vyhovuje |
deforestation
(mass) | deforestation
- odlesňovanie |
effort
(mass) | effort
- snaha, námaha, úsilie |
effortlessness
(mass) | effortlessness
- ľahkosť |
enter for
(mass) | enter for
- zapísať |
for
(mass) | for
- k, o, za, na, pre, lebo, počas |
for a short time
(mass) | for a short time
- krátko |
for evermore
(mass) | for evermore
- na veky vekov, navždy |
for example
(mass) | for example
- napríklad |
for instance
(mass) | for instance
- napríklad |
for the first time
(mass) | for the first time
- poprvý |
for the most part
(mass) | for the most part
- väčšinou |
for the present
(mass) | for the present
- zatiaľ |
for the sake of
(mass) | for the sake of
- kvôli |
for the time being
(mass) | for the time being
- zatiaľ |
forbade
(mass) | forbade
- forbid/forbade/forbidden |
forbearance
(mass) | forbearance
- tolerancia, trpezlivosť |
forbid
(mass) | forbid
- forbid/forbade/forbidden |
forbidden
(mass) | forbidden
- zakázaný, forbid/forbade/forbidden |
force
(mass) | force
- sila, násilie, nátlak, donútiť, donucovať, prinútiť,
vynútiť, vnútiť |
forcefeed
(mass) | force-feed
- kŕmiť s násilím |
forces
(mass) | forces
- núti |
forcing
(mass) | forcing
- núti |
fore
(mass) | fore
- predný |
forecast
(mass) | forecast
- forecast, forecast, forecast/forecast |
forefather
(mass) | forefather
- predok |
foreground
(mass) | foreground
- popredie |
foreign
(mass) | foreign
- zahraničný, cudzí |
foreign minister
(mass) | foreign minister
- minister zahraničných vecí |
foreigner
(mass) | foreigner
- cudzinec |
foreignlanguage
(mass) | foreign-language
- cudzí jazyk |
foreing
(mass) | foreing
- cudzí |
foreman
(mass) | foreman
- majster |
foremost
(mass) | foremost
- najskôr |
forenoon
(mass) | forenoon
- dopoludnie |
forensic
(mass) | forensic
- súdny |
foresee
(mass) | foresee
- predvídať |
forest
(mass) | forest
- lesnícky, les, zalesniť |
forestry
(mass) | forestry
- lesníctvo |
forever
(mass) | forever
- naveky, stále, navždy |
forever and ever
(mass) | forever and ever
- na veky vekov |
forewarn
(mass) | forewarn
- varovať |
forgave
(mass) | forgave
- forgive/forgave/forgiven |
forge
(mass) | forge
- kováčska dielňa |
forget
(mass) | forget
- forget/forgot/forgotten, zabúdať, zabudnúť |
forgetting
(mass) | forgetting
- zabúdajúci |
forgive
(mass) | forgive
- forgive/forgave/forgiven, odpustiť |
forgiven
(mass) | forgiven
- forgive/forgave/forgiven |
forgiveness
(mass) | forgiveness
- odpustenie |
forgot
(mass) | forgot
- forget/forgot/forgotten |
forgotten
(mass) | forgotten
- forget/forgot/forgotten |
fork
(mass) | fork
- vidlička, vidlica, vidly, rozdvojiť, rozdeliť, rozvetviť,
spustenie nového procesu |
forklift
(mass) | fork-lift
- vysokozdvižný vozík |
forlornness
(mass) | forlornness
- márnosť |
form
(mass) | form
- podoba, forma, formulár, sformovať, tvarovať, formovať |
formally
(mass) | formally
- formálne |
format
(mass) | format
- formát, formátovať |
formation
(mass) | formation
- útvar, formácia, tvarovanie, formovanie |
formats
(mass) | formats
- formáty |
formatter
(mass) | formatter
- formátovač |
former
(mass) | former
- bývalý |
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