for

/fɔr/, /fər/ prep (OCCASION)

Definition

› on the occasion of or at the time of: What are you getting Mom and Dad for their anniversary? We’re planning a party for Stephen’s birthday. The neighbors invited us for dinner (= to eat with them). What’s for lunch (= what will we eat)?

(Definition of for prep (OCCASION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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for prep CONSIDERING
for prep DUTY
for prep IN RELATION TO
for prep INSTEAD OF
for prep MEANING
for prep OCCASION
for prep PAYMENT
for prep PURPOSE
for prep REPRESENTING
for prep SUPPORT
for prep TIME/DISTANCE

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