for

/fər/

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Latin per through, prae before, pro before, for, ahead, Greek pro, Sanskrit pra before, in front, Old English faran to go

preposition

  1. —used as a function word to indicate purpose

  2. —used as a function word to indicate an intended goal

  3. —used as a function word to indicate the object or recipient of a perception, desire, or activity

conjunction

  1. for the reason that : on this ground : because

abbreviation

  1. foreign

  2. forestry