"for that" meaning in English

See for that in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Audio: en-us-for that.ogg [Mid-Atlantic]
Head templates: {{en-con}} for that
  1. (archaic) Because. Tags: archaic Synonyms: as, given that, since, because
    Sense id: en-for_that-en-conj-jhi9LjNc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for for that meaning in English (1.8kB)

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          "text": "At this his relations were sore amazed; not for that they believed that what he had said to them was true, but because they thought that some frenzy distemper had got into his head; therefore, it drawing towards night, and they hoping that sleep might settle his brains, with all haste they got him to bed.",
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