Antonym: against. Similar words: cor, far, fog, fork, form, four, fur, or. Meaning: [fɔː; fə] 
prep.1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. 4. in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. 5. (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! 6. sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. 7. desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. 8. in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. 9. appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. 10. with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. 11. during the continuance of: for a long time. 12. in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. 13. in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. 14. in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. 15. in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. 16. in punishment of: payment for the crime. 17. in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. 18. with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. 19. contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. 20. in order to save: to flee for one's life. 21. in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. 22. in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. 23. such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. 24. such as results in: his reason for going. 25. as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. 26. in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. 27. in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. 28. by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. 29. in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. 30. to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. 31. (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. 32. (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. 33. for it, Brit. See in (def. 21). conj.34. seeing that; since. 35. because..
prep.1. with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. 2. intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. 3. suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. 4. in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. 5. (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! 6. sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. 7. desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. 8. in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. 9. appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. 10. with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. 11. during the continuance of: for a long time. 12. in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. 13. in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. 14. in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. 15. in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. 16. in punishment of: payment for the crime. 17. in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. 18. with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. 19. contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. 20. in order to save: to flee for one's life. 21. in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. 22. in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. 23. such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. 24. such as results in: his reason for going. 25. as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. 26. in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. 27. in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. 28. by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. 29. in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. 30. to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. 31. (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. 32. (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. 33. for it, Brit. See in (def. 21). conj.34. seeing that; since. 35. because.. 
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61. Be careful what you wish for. 
62. One lie makes [calls for] many.
63. Fear not the future; weep not for the past.
64. He that saves his dinner will have the more for his supper.
65. Two dogs strive for a bone, and a third runs away with it.
66. If ifs and ands were pots and pans there'd be no work for tinkers.
67. Be always as merry as ever you can, for no-one delights in a sorrowful man.
68. Wisdom is a good purchase though we pay dear for it.
69. It is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.
70. He is wise that hath wit enough for his own affairs.
71. It is no honour for an eagle to vanquish a dove.
72. Weak men wait for opportunity[sentencedict.com], but the strong men make it.
73. My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world ; ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.
74. For a cultivated man to be ignorant of foreign languages is a great inconveniece.
75. Lost wealth can be replaced by industry, lost knowledge by study, lost health by temperance or medicine, but lost time is gone for ever.
76. Take time to deliberate; but when the time for action arrives, stop thinking and go in.
77. Who marrieth for love without money, hath good nights and sorry days.
78. It is not true suffering ennobles the character; happiness does that sometimes, but suffering, for the most part, makes men petty and vindictive.
79. Take a pain for a pleasure all wise men can.
80. If it were not for hope, the heart would break.
81. Men will wrangle for religion, write for it, fight for it, die for it, anything but live for it. Charles Caleb Colton
82. The laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them, since the statutes furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them.
83. In this world there is always danger for those who are afraid of it.
84. The world is a ladder for some to go up and others to go down.
85. Have no doubts because of trouble nor be thou discomtited; for the water of life's fountain springeth from a gloom bed.
86. If you would build for your happiness a sure foundation, let the stone for the corner be a good reputation.
87. Life is not so short but there is time enougn for courtesy.
88. For age and want save while you may; no morning sun lasts a whole day.
89. Better be unborn than untaught, for ignorance is the root of misfortune.
90. The follies of youth are food for repentance in old age.