"for-" meaning in English

See for- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)/ (note: stressed form), /fə(ɹ)/ [unstressed]
Etymology: From Middle English for-, vor-, ver-, from Old English for-, fer-, fær-, fyr- (“far, away, completely”, prefix), from the merger of Proto-Germanic *fra- ("away, away from"; see fro, from) and Proto-Germanic *fur-, *far- (“through, completely, fully”), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, *per-, *pr-. Cognate with Scots for-, West Frisian fer-, for-, Dutch ver-, German ver-, Swedish för-, Danish for-, Norwegian for-, Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-), Latin pro-. More at for. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per-|id=before}}, {{inh|en|enm|for-}} Middle English for-, {{inh|en|ang|for-}} Old English for-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fra-}} Proto-Germanic *fra-, {{gloss|"away, away from"; see fro, from}} ("away, away from"; see fro, from), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*fur-}} Proto-Germanic *fur-, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*pro-}} Proto-Indo-European *pro-, {{cog|sco|for-}} Scots for-, {{cog|fy|fer-}} West Frisian fer-, {{cog|nl|ver-}} Dutch ver-, {{cog|de|ver-}} German ver-, {{cog|sv|för-}} Swedish för-, {{cog|da|for-}} Danish for-, {{cog|no|for-}} Norwegian for-, {{cog|got|𐍆𐍂𐌰-}} Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-), {{cog|la|pro-}} Latin pro- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} for-
  1. (no longer productive) Forth: prefixed to verbs to indicate a direction of 'away', 'off', 'forth'. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:forth Derived forms (terms derived from forth): forban, forbear, forbeat, forcast, forcasten, fordo, fordrive, forgather, forgive, forgo, forhow, forloppin, formelt, forpine, forshake, forsteal, fortake, forthrow, forwear Disambiguation of 'terms derived from forth': 25 5 6 6 16 6 5 5 4 10 9
  2. (no longer productive) Exhausting: prefixed to verbs with the sense of wearing or exhausting one's self. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:exhausting Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 2 11 5 4 5 7 1 2 2 19 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 16 0 Derived forms (terms derived from exhausting): forbleed, fordo, fordone, forfight, forirk, forsing, forswink, forswonk, forswunk, fortravel, forwake, forwander, forweary, forweep, forwork Disambiguation of 'terms derived from exhausting': 7 35 5 5 16 7 6 4 5 5 6
  3. (no longer productive) Destructively: prefixed to verbs with the sense of destruction or pain. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:destructively
  4. (no longer productive) Wrongly: prefixed to verbs with the sense of wrongly, amorally. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme Derived forms (terms derived from wrongly): forbid, forbode, forlead, forlive, forswear, forswearer, fortake, forteach, forwork, forworship
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:wrongly Disambiguation of 'terms derived from wrongly': 6 5 5 37 14 5 5 4 4 8 8
  5. (no longer productive) Neglectfully: prefixed to verbs with the sense of abstaining from or neglecting. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:neglectfully
  6. (no longer productive) Very: intensifying adjectives. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:very
  7. (no longer productive) Making: prefixed to verbs to indicate the subject takes the character of the verb. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:making
  8. (no longer productive) Excessively: prefixed to verbs with the sense of doing so in excessive or overwhelm. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme Derived forms (terms derived from excessively): forgrow, forhare, forwalk, forwaste, forwax, forwound
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:excessively Disambiguation of 'terms derived from excessively': 6 5 6 6 14 9 5 27 4 11 8
  9. (no longer productive) Excluding: prefixed to verbs to give the sense of prohibition or exclusion. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme Derived forms (terms derived from excluding): forbar, forbid, forjudge, forsay, forshut
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:excluding Disambiguation of 'terms derived from excluding': 6 4 5 6 16 6 6 4 34 8 6
  10. (no longer productive) Intensively Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:intensively Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 18 8 7 8 10 2 3 3 26 1 2 9 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 2 4 3 9 5 4 5 7 2 3 3 16 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 2 5 2 3 0 2 1 16 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 2 4 3 10 5 4 5 7 1 2 2 17 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 5 2 2 0 2 1 15 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 5 2 11 5 4 5 7 1 2 2 19 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 1 3 0 1 0 16 0 Derived forms (terms derived from destructively): forbreak, forcleave, fordo, foretossed, forgab, forhang, forlornness, forseethe, forthink, forwall, forwither, forworth Derived forms (terms derived from intensively): fordread, forlay, forpass Disambiguation of 'terms derived from destructively': 5 9 17 8 13 6 3 3 3 26 5 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from intensively': 4 7 7 6 10 5 3 3 3 49 4
  11. (no longer productive) Thoroughly: prefixed to verbs with the sense of thoroughly, all over. Tags: idiomatic, morpheme
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:thoroughly
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms (terms derived from making): fordote, fordrench, fordull, forguilt, forharden, forset, forshame Derived forms (terms derived from neglectfully): forget, forhold, forhow, forsake, forslack, forsleep, forslip, forslow, forslug Derived forms (terms derived from thoroughly): forbathe, forgrow, forseek, forwrap Derived forms (terms derived from very): forblack, fordry, forfaint, forhungered, forold, forridden, forspent, forswollen, forweary Disambiguation of 'terms derived from making': 8 6 7 7 20 8 17 5 6 10 7 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from neglectfully': 6 11 8 8 21 7 4 4 3 23 6 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from thoroughly': 7 6 7 7 19 8 7 5 6 10 17 Disambiguation of 'terms derived from very': 7 5 6 7 18 19 7 9 5 9 7

Prefix

Etymology: From Old English for-, which is identical with the preposition "for". In "Old English and Middle English it occurs frequently as a variant of fore- prefix, with the senses ‘before’, ‘in front’, ‘on behalf of’, etc.; cf. Old English for-, forecuman to come before, Middle English forganger and foreganger n." Etymology templates: {{inh|en|ang|for-}} Old English for- Head templates: {{en-prefix}} for-
  1. Alternative form of fore-. Tags: alt-of, alternative, morpheme Alternative form of: fore-
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:before
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Forms: fore- [alternative]
Etymology: "Occurring only in words adopted from French, as forcatch v., forfeit n., forprise n., represents Old French for-, fors-, identical with fors adv. (modern French hors) outside, out." Head templates: {{en-prefix}} for-
  1. (rare) Outside, out. Tags: morpheme, rare Related terms: fore-
    Sense id: en-for--en-prefix-en:out
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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        {
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          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 35 5 5 16 7 6 4 5 5 6",
          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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        {
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          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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        {
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          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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          "sense": "terms derived from exhausting",
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