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I . for [fɔːr, Brit fɔːʳ] PREP

1. for (destined for):

for
this is for you

2. for (to give to):

for
por
to do sth for sb

3. for (intention, purpose):

for sale
à venda
for rent
to wait for sb
to go for a walk
what's that for?

4. for (to acquire):

to search for sth
to apply for a job

5. for (towards):

to make for home
to run for safety

6. for (time):

for now
for a while/a time

7. for (on date of):

to set the wedding for May 4

8. for (in support of):

is he for or against it?
ele é contra ou a favor?
to fight for sth

9. for (employed by):

to work for a company

10. for (the task of):

it's for him to say/do ...

11. for (price):

I paid $10 for it

12. for (cause):

13. for (as):

for example

II . for [fɔːr, Brit fɔːʳ] CONJ form

for

account for VB trans (explain)

allow for VB trans

ask for VB trans

call for VB intr insep

1. call for (demand, require):

call for
call for
to call for sth

2. call for (pick up):

to call for sb/sth

forever [fɔːrˈevər, Brit fəˈrevəʳ] ADV, for ever ADV Brit

go for VB trans insep

1. go for (fetch):

go for
go for

2. go for (try to achieve):

go for

3. go for (choose):

go for

4. go for (attack):

go for

look for VB trans

1. look for (seek):

look for

2. look for (expect):

look for

make for VB trans insep

1. make for (head for):

make for

2. make for (help to promote):

to make for sth

speak for VB intr

stand for VB trans

1. stand for (mean):

stand for

2. stand for (tolerate):

stand for

uncalled-for [ʌnˈkɔːldfɔːr, Brit -fɔːʳ] ADJ

1. uncalled-for (gratuitous):

gratuito(-a)

2. uncalled-for (impertinent):

good-for-nothing N

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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I confirm these donations under my present writing, to be by them to be possessed for ever.
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During his career, he developed melamine resin, a type of plastic used for moldings and castings.
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For billions, it has been death on an installment plan decades in the making.
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A football department was formed within the association in 1914; today the sports club also has departments for handball and tennis.
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Several factors may make a cap inappropriate for a particular woman.
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But the report hasn't marinated well during the past two weeks, attracting increasing criticism from scientists for its dubious conclusiveness and lack of substantiation.
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The quadrature nodes are determined by the corresponding orthogonal polynomial basis used for the approximation.
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Although there are catchwords in the manuscript, each scribe would have been responsible for all of the pages of each of his assignments.
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Gimlet was primarily intended for use in the air-to-air role.
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It requires everyone to buy insurance and subsidizes insurance costs for lower income people on a sliding scale.
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