for

English

/fɔː(ɹ)/, /fɔɹ/, /foː(ɹ)/, /fə(ɹ)/, /fɘ(ɹ)/, /fɚ/, /fə/

con
Definitions
  • (literary) Because, as, since.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English for inherited from Old English for (owing to, because of, for the sake of, by reason of, in order to, for, on account of, as to, from, through) inherited from Proto-Germanic *furi (for, before, forward) derived from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (bend, in front, before), *preh₂- (bend, in front, before).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*preh₂-

Gloss

bend, in front, before

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

前

Emoji

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