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Antonym: againstSimilar words: corfarfogforkformfourfurorMeaning: [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.. 
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91. Nor fame I slight, nor for her favours call; she come unlooked for, if she comes at all. 
92. Look for a needle in a bundle (or bottle) of hay. 
93. Take time while time is, for time will be away. 
94. I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got down to work. 
95. To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace. 
96. Spoil (or Lose) the ship for half penny worth of tar. 
97. Poverty is not a sufficient cause for disgrace, but poverty without resolution to help oneself, is a disgrace. 
98. Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary. 
99. Good for good every man can do[sentencedict.com], good for bad only a noble man can do. 
100. We should weep for men at their birth and not a t their death. 
101. Do not, for one repulse, give up the purpose that you resolved to effect. 
102. Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that. 
103. Freedom is always and exclusively freedom for the one who thinks differently. 
104. There is no wealth like unto knowledge, for thieves cannot steal it. 
105. It is better to fight for good than to rail at the ill. 
106. What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. 
107. Save something for the man that rides on the white horse. 
108. Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day... 
109. find life an exciting business and most exciting when it is lived for others. 
110. Wealth may be an excellent thing, for it means power, leisure[sentencedict.com], and liberty. 
111. A blunt knife may be sharpened on a stone, but if a man is stupid there is no help for his stupidity. 
112. I can live for two months on a good compliment. Mark Twain 
113. The first method for estimating the intellingence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him. 
114. Real knowledge, like everything else of value, is not to be obtained easily, it must be worked for, studied for, thought for, and more than all, must be prayed for. 
115. In the election of a wife, as in a project of war, to err but once is to be undone for ever. 
116. The only thing wealth does for some people is to make them worry about losing them. 
117. The past is for wisdom, the present for action, but for joy the future. 
118. Throughout life, we rely on small groups of people for love, admira-tion, respect, moral support, and help. 
119. Rear sons for help in old age; and store up grains against famine. 
120. How differences between men and women might be used for our mu-tual benefit in everything from our relation with one another to a better undrestanding of how our brains work. 
More similar words: corfarfogforkformfourfurorpop.airbarbowboycarcopcordcorecowdodoordotfanfarefarmfavorfeefewfirmfloorflour
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