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How to pronounce for
Say it like this: /foɹ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does for mean?
conjBecause.
“I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.”
prepTowards; in the direction of.
“Run for the hills!”
Leading towards in time or circumstance.
“We're heading for bankruptcy.”
Directed at; intended to belong to.
“I have something for you.”
particleTo; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).
“She say that when nigger people step out o’ they place and start for rub shoulders with Bacra, trouble just ‘round the corner.”
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