for-

English

/fɔː(ɹ)/, /fə(ɹ)/

prefix
Definitions
  • (no longer productive) Far, away; from, out.
  • (no longer productive) Completely; to the fullest extent; superseded by combinations with up (up) in senses where no upward movement is involved, e.g. forgive (forgive) = "give up (one's offenses)", forgather (forgather) = "gather up", forbeat (forbeat) = "beat up".
  • (dialectal) Very; excessively.

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 *fra- (for-, fully, away, prefix meaning completely), *fur- (for-) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (before, toward, forward, for, in front of, forth).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pro-

Gloss

before, toward, forward, for, in front of, forth

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Kanji

前

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