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for-

pref. Completely; excessively, especially with destructive or detrimental effect: forworn.
[Middle English, from Old English; see per in Indo-European roots.]

for-

prefix 1. indicating rejection or prohibition: forbear; forbid. 2. indicating falsity or wrongness: forswear. 3. used to give intensive force: forgive; forlorn. [Old English for-; related to German ver-, Latin per-, Greek peri-]

for

(fɔr; unstressed fər)

prep. 1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. 4. in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: to work for wages. 5. (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! 6. sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. 7. desirous of: a longing for adventure. 8. in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar. 9. appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. 10. with regard or respect to: pressed for time. 11. during the continuance of: for a long time. 12. in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. 13. in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. 14. in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. 15. in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow. 16. in punishment of: payment for the crime. 17. in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. 18. with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. 19. contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. 20. in order to save: to flee for one's life. 21. in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. 22. in assignment or attribution to: That's for you to decide. 23. such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. 24. such as results in: my reason for going. 25. as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. 26. in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. 27. in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. 28. by reason of; because of: to shout for joy. 29. in spite of: They're decent people for all that. 30. to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. 31. (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. 32. (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 3 in the game. conj. 33. seeing that; since. 34. because. [before 900; Middle English, Old English]

for-

a prefix meaning “away,” “off,” “to the uttermost,” “extremely,” “wrongly,” or imparting a negative or privative force, occurring in verbs and nouns formed from verbs of Old or Middle English origin: forbid; forswear. [Middle English, Old English; compare Old High German fir-, far-, Latin per-, Greek peri-]

for.

1. foreign. 2. forester. 3. forestry.