British English : for fɔː; fə If someone does something for you, they do it so that you do not have to do it.I held the door open for the next person. PREPOSITIONto help someone
preposition
intended to reach; directed or belonging to ⇒ there's a phone call for you
to the advantage of ⇒ I only did it for you
in the direction of ⇒ heading for the border
over a span of (time or distance) ⇒ working for six days , the river ran for six miles
in favour of; in support of ⇒ those for the proposal , vote for me
in order to get or achieve ⇒ I do it for money , he does it for pleasure , what did you do that for?
appropriate to; designed to meet the needs of; meant to be used in ⇒ these kennels are for puppies
in exchange for; at a cost of; to the amount of ⇒ I got it for hardly any money
such as explains or results in ⇒ his reason for changing his job was not given
in place of ⇒ a substitute for the injured player
because of; through ⇒ she wept for pure relief
with regard or consideration to the usual characteristics of ⇒ he's short for a man , it's cool for this time of year
concerning; as regards ⇒ desire for money
as being ⇒ we took him for the owner , I know that for a fact
at a specified time ⇒ a date for the next evening
to do or partake of ⇒ an appointment for supper
in the duty or task of ⇒ that's for him to say
to allow of ⇒ too big a job for us to handle
despite; notwithstanding ⇒ she's a good wife, for all her nagging
in order to preserve, retain, etc ⇒ to fight for survival
as a direct equivalent to ⇒ word for word , weight for weight
in order to become or enter ⇒ to go for a soldier , to train for the priesthood
in recompense for ⇒ I paid for it last week , he took the punishment for his crime
See for it
See nothing for it
conjunction
(coordinating) for the following reason; because; seeing that ⇒ I couldn't stay, for the area was violent
abbreviation for
free on rail
prefix
indicating rejection or prohibition ⇒ forbear , forbid