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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Burry became famous for predicting the housing market crash that delivered the great financial crisis in 2008, and was featured in Michael Lewis’s book The Big Short.

From MarketWatch

Now, in response to Tesla this week delivering a pessimistic forecast for its fourth-quarter car sales, Burry posted on X that “Tesla is ridiculously overvalued.”

From MarketWatch

At the December meeting, some officials backed holding rates steady “for some time.”

From The Wall Street Journal

In Mainland China, the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index rose 18% for the year, marking its strongest performance since 2019, after reaching its highest closing level in a decade in August.

From The Wall Street Journal

China’s advances in artificial intelligence, its continued push for technological self-reliance and resilience in global trade have helped boost investor confidence, easing concerns over weak domestic demand and persistent deflation.

From The Wall Street Journal

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