i Register
In some senses, for is marked as formal, literary, dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
conj
Because.
I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.
[…]Dismount thy tuck, be yare in thy preparation, for thy assailant is quick, skillful and deadly.
prep
Towards; in the direction of.
The astronauts headed for the moon.
Run for the hills!
Directed at; intended to belong to.
I have something for you.
In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).
Everything I do, I do for you.
We're having a birthday party for Janet.
Befitting of someone’s beliefs, needs, wants, skills, or tastes; best suited to.
I’ll strike a blow for you.
If having to bag the groceries correctly is more than you can handle, then this isn't the job for you.
To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.
This is a new bell for my bicycle.
The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
particle
To; (the particle for marking the following verb as an infinitive).
Ugh—I’ll not be able for get up. Send for M’sieu le Curé—I’ll be goin’ for die for sure.
[It was a] firs rate place for shoot a woodcocks, I tell you. […] I say [it] wass no use for spen money. […] An I say in "So wass I. I see lot of sy-pokes fly up an twist off like screw-cork an spit whistle, but I wass'nt able for get aim on him."