English Dictionary

for

prep

Towards; in the direction of. / Directed at; intended to belong to. / In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).

I am heading for the beach.

意味（1）

Towards; in the direction of.

The astronauts headed for the moon.

意味（2）

Directed at; intended to belong to.

I have something for you.

意味（3）

In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).

Everything I do, I do for you.

意味（4）

To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.

This is a new bell for my bicycle.

意味（5）

Supporting, in favour of.

All those for the motion, raise your hands.

意味（6）

Because of.

He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.

意味（7）

Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.

This medicine is for your cough.

意味（8）

Over (a period of time).

I've lived here for three years.

意味（9）

Throughout or across (a distance in space).

I can see for miles.

意味（10）

Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.

It is unreasonable for our boss to withhold our wages.

意味（11）

On behalf of.

I will stand in for him.

意味（12）

In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.

I used a hay bale for a bed.

意味（13）

In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.

I got five hundred pounds for that old car!

意味（14）

In order to obtain or acquire.

I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.

意味（15）

By the standards of, usually with the implication that those standards are lower than one might otherwise expect; considering.

Fair for its day.

意味（16）

To be, or as being.

Don't take me for a fool.

意味（17）

(usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.

For all his expensive education, he didn't seem very bright.

意味（18）

Indicating something desired or anticipated.

O for the wings of a dove.

意味（19）

(in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.

Go scuba diving? For one thing, I can't even swim.

意味（20）

(with names, chiefly US) In honor of; after.

He is named for his grandfather.

意味（21）

Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).

He totally screwed up that project. Now he's surely for the sack.

意味（22）

(chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio

In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day

意味（23）

(cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.

At close of play, England were 305 for 3.

意味（24）

(obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.

We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.

意味（25）

Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.

to account for one's whereabouts to care for a relative to settle for second best to allow for mistakes

意味（26）

(nonstandard) So (that), in order to

He took the swing shift for he could get more overtime.