for

[fawr, fer] / fɔr, fər /

CONJUNCTION

in consequence of the fact that

Synonyms

WEAK

as as long as because being considering inasmuch as now since whereas

PREPOSITION

in consideration of

Synonyms

WEAK

after as beneficial to concerning conducive to during for the sake of in contemplation of in exchange for in favor of in furtherance of in order to in order to get in place of in pursuance of in the direction of in the interest of in the name of notwithstanding on the part of on the side of pro supposing to to counterbalance to go to to the amount of to the extent of toward under the authority of with a view to with regard to with respect

Usage

What are other ways to say for? The conjunction for introduces reason, proof, or justification for an occurrence or action, but it does so as if the reason were an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.

Example Sentences

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That bizarre on camera overshare has been endlessly chronicled, and there’s no need for me to add anything more, except to say: Bruh.

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Maybe it’s the way the planet ignores these sports for three years and 50 weeks before comically leaning in like we’re all Ph.D.s in lutzes and double cork 1080s.

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Maybe it’s the attendant pressure to capitalize—to self-promote and monetize the moment for maximal impact.

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In both cases, it was hard to not admire the candor amid agony: Malinin for standing up and plainly admitting he “blew it,” Vonn for her blunt cri de cœur from her hospital bed: “I tried. I dreamt. I jumped.”

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Viewership’s soaring like it did for the Summer Games in Paris.

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