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for- US English

…denoting prohibition…

for US English

…in support of or in favor of (a person or policy)…

for. US English

…foreign…

f.o.r. US English

…free on rail…

as for in as1 US English

…with regard to…

do for in do1 US English

…defeat, ruin, or kill…

oh for —— in for US English

…I long for ——…

go for in go1 US English

…decide on; choose…

up for in up US English

…available for…

up for it in up US English

…ready to take part in a particular activity…

all for in all US English

…strongly in favor of…

for all —— in all US English

…in spite of ——…

for aye in aye2 US English

…forever…

go to bat for in bat1 US English

…defend the interests of; support…

but for in but1 US English

…except for…

for why in for US English

…for what reason…

for'ard US English

…nonstandard spelling of forward, used to represent a nautical pronunciation…

for fun in fun US English

…in order to amuse oneself and not for any more serious purpose…

gun for in gun US English

…pursue or act against (someone) with hostility…

for now in now US English

…until a later time…

for one in one US English

…used to stress that the person named holds the specified view, even if no one else does…

out for in out US English

…intent on having…

call for in call US English

…make necessary…

come for in come US English

…(of police or other officials) arrive to arrest or detain (someone)…

done for in done US English

…in a situation so bad that it is impossible to get out…

for fair in fair1 US English

…completely and finally…

fall for in fall US English

…be captivated by; fall in love with…

find for or find in favor of in find US English

…(of a court) make a decision in favor of or judge to be innocent…

for free in free US English

…without cost or payment…

for good and all in good US English

…forever; definitively…

good for in good US English

…having a beneficial effect on…

for or on hire in hire US English

…available to be hired…

for keeps in keep US English

…permanently; indefinitely…

live for in live1 US English

…regard as the purpose or most important aspect of one’s life…

for love in love US English

…for pleasure not profit…

for luck in luck US English

…to bring good fortune…

make for in make US English

…move or head toward (a place)…

name someone/something after also for in name US English

…call someone or something by the same name as…

for once or this once in once US English

…on this occasion only, as an exception…

for real in real1 US English

…used to assert that something is genuine or is actually the case…

for rent in rent1 US English

…available to be rented…

root for in root2 US English

…support or hope for the success of (a person or group entering a contest or undertaking a challenge)…

up for sale in sale US English

…offered for purchase; to be bought…

send for in send1 US English

…order or instruct (someone) to come to one; summon…

for short in short US English

…as an abbreviation or nickname…

short for in short US English

…an abbreviation or nickname for…

for show in show US English

…for the sake of appearance rather than for use…

sign for in sign US English

…sign a receipt to confirm that one has received (something delivered or handed over)…

stand for in stand US English

…be an abbreviation of or symbol for…

for sure in sure US English

…without doubt…