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.

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Some climate models already account for isotopic processes, but no single model can perfectly capture the complexity of Earth's water cycle.

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"Importantly, the research advances our ability to interpret past climate variability and provides a stronger foundation for understanding and predicting how the global water cycle and the weather it shapes will respond to continued global warming," said Professor Yoshimura.

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Because of this, scientists are searching for new ways to stop the disease before it advances.

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The results were published in Cancer Discovery, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

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The study also highlights newly identified genes that could become promising targets for future treatments.

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