for
BecauseBecause.
Meaning
1 senses(formal, literary)Because.
I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
da, weil, denn
потому́ чтоpotomú što, и́з-за того́, чтоíz-za tovó, što, ибоibo
тому́ щоtomú ščo, че́рез те, щоčérez te, ščo
Examples
100877 sentencesI'm getting ready for the worst.
Готуюся до найгіршого. — marko
ruЯ готовлюсь к худшему. — stariy
deIch bereite mich auf das Schlimmste vor... — MUIRIEL
It's necessary for you to go.
Тобі слід йти. — ascolto
ruТебе надо идти. — paul_lingvo
deEs ist wichtig, dass du gehst. — Kuraimegami
What have you come here for?
Навіщо ти сюди прийшов? — deniko
ruЗачем ты сюда пришёл? — Hellerick
deWarum bist du hierher gekommen? — xtofu80
I will do anything for you.
Я що завгодно для тебе зроблю. — deniko
ruЯ сделаю для вас всё что угодно. — marafon
deIch werde alles für euch tun. — MUIRIEL
You have a gift for music.
У тебе музичний талант. — deniko
ruУ тебя дар к музыке. — sharptoothed
deDu hast ein Talent für Musik. — Elie
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-GeInherited from Middle English for, from Old English for (“for, because of”), from Proto-Germanic *furi (“for”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
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Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
2 lessons- B1Since and for with the present perfect — Because the lesson uses it
- B1Weak forms and sentence stress — Because the lesson uses it
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.