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for (because)
conjunction
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

parce que◼◼◼conjunction

car◼◻◻conjunction

for (over (a period of time))
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

depuis◼◻◻preposition

pendantpreposition

for preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

verspreposition

for (because of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

pourpreposition

for (by the standards of)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

par estrepreposition

pour estrepreposition

for (directed at, intended to belong to)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

pourpreposition

for (in order to obtain or acquire)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

pourpreposition

for (supporting)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

pourpreposition

for (towards)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr]

pourpreposition

for a change (as a departure from the usual)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ə tʃeɪndʒ]
[US: ˈfɔːr ə ˈtʃeɪndʒ]

pour changer◼◼◼preposition

for a song (very cheaply)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ə sɒŋ]
[US: ˈfɔːr ə ˈsɒŋ]

pour une bouchée de pain (for a piece of bread)◼◼◼preposition

pour trois fois rien (for three times nothing)◼◻◻preposition

for better or worse (No matter what the future may hold)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈbe.tə(r) ɔː(r) wɜːs]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈbe.tər ɔːr ˈwɝːs]

pour le meilleur et pour le pire◼◼◼preposition

pour le meilleur comme pour le pire◼◻◻preposition

for ever and ever (eternally)
adverb
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈev.ə(r) ənd ˈev.ə(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈev.r̩ ænd ˈev.r̩]

pour les siècles des siècles◼◼◼adverbe

for ever and ever (forever)
adverb
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈev.ə(r) ənd ˈev.ə(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈev.r̩ ænd ˈev.r̩]

pour toujours et à jamais◼◼◻adverbe

for example (as an example)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ɪɡ.ˈzɑːmp.l̩]
[US: ˈfɔːr ɪg.ˈzæmp.l̩]

par exemple◼◼◼preposition

for free (without paying)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) friː]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈfriː]

gratuitement◼◼◼preposition

for fuck's sake (expressing anger, frustration, subtle annoyance)
preposition

putain◼◼◼preposition

putain de merde◼◼◻preposition

nom de Dieu◼◼◻preposition

putain de bordel de merdepreposition

for God's sake (exclamation of anger, surprise, or impatience)
interjection
[UK: fɔː(r) ɡɒdz seɪk]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈɡɑːdz ˈseɪk]

pour l'amour de Dieu◼◼◼interjection

mon Dieu◼◼◻interjection

for good (forever; permanently)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ɡʊd]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈɡʊd]

pour de bon◼◼◼preposition

définitivement◼◼◻preposition

for good measure (in excess of the required minimum)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) ɡʊd ˈme.ʒə(r)]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈɡʊd ˈme.ʒər]

pour faire bonne mesure◼◼◼preposition

for heaven's sake adverb

pour l'amour du ciel◼◼◼adverbe

for hours (taking many hours)
adverb

pendant des heures◼◼◼adverbe

for life (for the rest of a person's life)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) laɪf]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈlaɪf]

à vie◼◼◼preposition

for loop (section of code)
noun

boucle for◼◼◼nom {f}

for nothing (for no reason)
adverb
[UK: fɔː(r) ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈnʌ.θɪŋ]

pour rien◼◼◼adverbe

for now (at the moment; until later)
preposition
[UK: fɔː(r) naʊ]
[US: ˈfɔːr ˈnaʊ]

pour l'instant◼◼◼preposition

pour le moment◼◼◼preposition

for old times' sake preposition

comme au bon vieux temps◼◼◼preposition

en mémoire du bon vieux temps◼◻◻preposition

for one (as one person among other people)
adverb

en ce qui concerne◼◼◼adverbe

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