English words starting with for

Meanings of For:

preposition

In support of or in favour of (a person or policy)

Usage examples:

Troops who had fought for napoleon

conjunction

Because; since.

Usage examples:

He felt guilty, for he knew that he bore a share of responsibility for fanny's death

Meanings of For and to:

In all the most important ways

Usage examples:

For all intents and purposes, the project is completed.

Meanings of For crying out loud (excl.):

phrase

Used to express one's irritation or impatience.

Usage examples:

Why do you have to take everything so personally, for crying out loud?

Meanings of For example:

collocation

As an example

phrase

Used to introduce something chosen as a typical case.

Usage examples:

Many, like hilda, for example, come from very poor backgrounds

Meanings of For instance:

phrase

As an example

Usage examples:

Take canada, for instance

idiom

For example

Usage examples:

In the electronics industry, for instance, 5,000 jobs are being lost.

Meanings of For my:

In my opinion

Usage examples:

For my money, sunday is the best day to travel because the roads are quiet.

Meanings of For short:

idiom

As an abbreviation

phrase

As an abbreviation or nickname.

Usage examples:

The file transfer protocol, or ftp for short

Meanings of For the birds:

idiom

To be stupid or not important

Meanings of For the time being:

idiom

Temporarily

phrase

For the present; until some other arrangement is made.

Usage examples:

However, he agreed to continue for the time being until a new secretary was appointed.

Meanings of For-a-minute:

idiom

Certainly not

Usage examples:

I'm not suggesting for one minute that she meant to cause any trouble.

Meanings of For-a-moment:

idiom

Used to say that you do not think or do something at all

Usage examples:

I don't believe that story for a moment.

Meanings of For-a-song:

phrase

Very cheaply.

Usage examples:

The place was going for a song

idiom

Infml very cheaply

Usage examples:

She bought that antique chest for a song.

Meanings of For-all:

phrase

Despite

Usage examples:

For all her qualifications, she's still useless at the job., for all his many faults, it has to be …

Meanings of For-all-one-knows:

idiom

Said to show that something is not important to someone

Usage examples:

You could be the queen of england, for all i care - you're not coming in here without a ticket.

Meanings of For-all-practical-purposes:

phrase

In fact

Usage examples:

Dr frampton is in charge, but for all practical purposes, her assistant runs the office., two of th…

Meanings of For-all-time:

phrase

Always

Usage examples:

I will love you for all time., he would be hers for all time., and here, preserved for all time, ar…

Meanings of For-certain:

idiom

Definitely or positively

phrase

Without any doubt.

Usage examples:

I don't know for certain

Meanings of For-each:

idiom

Perfectly matched

Usage examples:

The long cool drinks and the hot spicy food were made for each other., the two of you were made for…

Meanings of For-ever:

adverb

For all time, without end

Usage examples:

Nobody lives forever., she was forever late for appointments., he was forever saying that he’d pay …

Meanings of For-ever-and-ever:

idiom

A very long time or for a very long time

Usage examples:

They take forever and a day to get anything done., this is something i've dreamed about forever and…

Meanings of For-free:

noun

An argument or fight in which many people take part

Meanings of For-gods-sake:

noun

An advantage or benefit

Usage examples:

For his sake, i hope he has some protection., she tried to look healthy, for her husband’s sake., h…

Meanings of For-good:

idiom

Permanently

Usage examples:

She says she’s leaving him for good.

Meanings of For-myself:

phrasal verb

To take care of and provide for yourself, without depending on anyone else

Usage examples:

The strike left a million commuters to fend for themselves in getting to work.

Meanings of For-nothing:

phrase

Free or without paying

Usage examples:

I got this painting for nothing from a friend., we got our sofa for nothing from my sister., she bu…