fiprep.

Brit.

/fi/,

/fi/, U.S.

/fɪ/,

/fi/, Caribbean English /fɪ/, /fi/

Forms: 1800s fou, 1800s– fa, 1800s– fe, 1800s– fi, 1800s– fo, 1800s– foo, 1800s– fu, 1900s– fo'.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: for prep.

Etymology: Representing a regional pronunciation (with reduction of the vowel) of for prep. (as a shortening of for to : see for prep. 9).

Caribbean and U.S. regional (southern, chiefly in African-American usage).

To (used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive; see to prep.). Also: in order to. Cf. for prep. 9.

ΚΠ

1845 Trinidad Spectator 8 Nov. 2/3 Ayou da go walk foot fou go na church?

1847 Trinidad Spectator 31 Mar. 2 I want rite dis letta fu beg you no fu fuget wat you pramis.

1872 E. Kellogg Child of Island Glen 215 What fu you tink you fader say, Massa Willie, wen he cum home, see da turtles he want git fat fu mek de soup, on dere backs?

1977 Westindian World 3 June 4/1 All dis revelation come too late, from days gone when me use fe tek me home work back to school.

2008 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Aug. a4/2 All yuh know fi do is eat.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	fi
释义	fiprep. Brit. /fi/, /fi/, U.S. /fɪ/, /fi/, Caribbean English /fɪ/, /fi/ Forms: 1800s fou, 1800s– fa, 1800s– fe, 1800s– fi, 1800s– fo, 1800s– foo, 1800s– fu, 1900s– fo'. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymon: for prep. Etymology: Representing a regional pronunciation (with reduction of the vowel) of for prep. (as a shortening of for to : see for prep. 9). Caribbean and U.S. regional (southern, chiefly in African-American usage). To (used with the base form of a verb to indicate that the verb is in the infinitive; see to prep.). Also: in order to. Cf. for prep. 9. ΚΠ 1845 Trinidad Spectator 8 Nov. 2/3 Ayou da go walk foot fou go na church? 1847 Trinidad Spectator 31 Mar. 2 I want rite dis letta fu beg you no fu fuget wat you pramis. 1872 E. Kellogg Child of Island Glen 215 What fu you tink you fader say, Massa Willie, wen he cum home, see da turtles he want git fat fu mek de soup, on dere backs? 1977 Westindian World 3 June 4/1 All dis revelation come too late, from days gone when me use fe tek me home work back to school. 2008 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 28 Aug. a4/2 All yuh know fi do is eat. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < prep.1845
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