for

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1. for the purpose of, in order to, with the object or goal of, so as to become, with a view or eye to, in quest of, seeking, looking for; destined for, in destination of, toward, to.

2. concerning, belonging to; appropriate to. fitting for, suited to, adapted to, fit to, to be used with.

3. instead of, in place of, as a replacement for, in exchange for, as the equivalent of; in return for, in payment for.

4. as regards, with regard or respect to, respecting, with reference to, proportionate to, in proportion to.

5. during, in the space or time of, throughout, through, over the extent of.

6. in favor of, favorable to, in support of, supportive of, in championship of; on the side of, with, associated with.

7. in the interest of, contributive to, on or in behalf of; for the sake of, in the honor of.

8. by reason of, because of, on account of; caused by, as a result of, resultant to, due to. —conj.

9. since, as, inasmuch as, forasmuch as, whereas; due to the fact that, in view of the fact that, seeing that; because, for the reason that