for

a  — used to indicate the place someone or something is going to or toward

b  — used to indicate the person or thing that something is sent or given to

a  — used to indicate the thing that something is meant to be used with

b  — used to indicate the person or type of person who should use or have something

a  — used to indicate the use of something

b  — used to indicate why something is done

— used to indicate the person that a statement refers to — often followed by to + verb

a  : in order to help or cause (something)

b  : in order to get (something)

: in favor of (someone or something)

: because of (something)

— used to indicate the person or thing toward which feelings, thoughts, etc., are directed

a  — used to indicate an amount of time or space

b  — used to indicate the time when something happens or will happen

c  — used to indicate the time that a statement refers to

a  : in place of (someone or something else) : instead of (someone or something else)

b  : as a representative of (someone)

c  : in order to help or serve (someone or something)

: in order to cure or treat (an illness, injury, disease, etc.)

— used to indicate the amount or value of something

— used to indicate the meaning of a word

— used to indicate the food that is eaten at a meal

: as an employee, member, player, etc., of (something)

chiefly US : with the name of (someone)

— used to indicate the parts of a list or series

— used to refer to something that is surprising or unexpected when compared to something else

— used to indicate the relationship between numbers or amounts that are being compared

— used in various emphatic phrases

: because — used to introduce a statement that explains why a preceding statement is true