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  • 11for — I. preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Latin per through, prae before, pro before, for, ahead, Greek pro, Old English faran to go more at fare Date: before 12th century 1. a. used as a function word to indicate… …

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  • 12FOR — s. m. Juridiction, tribunal de justice. Il ne s emploie guère que dans les locutions suivantes :  Le for extérieur, L autorité de la justice humaine qui s exerce sur les personnes et sur les biens. Cela se dit, plus particulièrement, de La… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 13FOR — n. m. T. de Droit ancien Juridiction. Fig., Le for intérieur, Le jugement qu’au fond de soi on porte sur soi même, le tribunal de la conscience. Je suis sûr que, dans votre for intérieur, vous m’approuvez. Garder son for intérieur …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 14for- — prefix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German far for , Old English for 1. so as to involve prohibition, exclusion, omission, failure, neglect, or refusal < forbid > 2. destructively or detrimentally < fordo > 3.&#8230; …

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  • 15for it — See: RUN FOR IT …

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  • 16for to — {prep. phr.}, {dialect} So that you can; to. * /Simple Simon went a fishing for to catch a whale./ Syn.: IN ORDER TO …

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  • 17for it — See: RUN FOR IT …

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  • 18for to — {prep. phr.}, {dialect} So that you can; to. * /Simple Simon went a fishing for to catch a whale./ Syn.: IN ORDER TO …

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  • 19For all me — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},&#8230; …

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  • 20For all that — For For, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[ u]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[ o]r, Dan. for, adv. f[ o]r, Goth. fa[ u]r, fa[ u]ra, L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra . [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},&#8230; …

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