| 1. | with the object or purpose of: to run for exercise. |
| 2. | intended to belong to, or be used in connection with: equipment for the army; a closet for dishes. |
| 3. | suiting the purposes or needs of: medicine for the aged. |
| 4. | in order to obtain, gain, or acquire: a suit for alimony; to work for wages. |
| 5. | (used to express a wish, as of something to be experienced or obtained): O, for a cold drink! |
| 6. | sensitive or responsive to: an eye for beauty. |
| 7. | desirous of: a longing for something; a taste for fancy clothes. |
| 8. | in consideration or payment of; in return for: three for a dollar; to be thanked for one's efforts. |
| 9. | appropriate or adapted to: a subject for speculation; clothes for winter. |
| 10. | with regard or respect to: pressed for time; too warm for April. |
| 11. | during the continuance of: for a long time. |
| 12. | in favor of; on the side of: to be for honest government. |
| 13. | in place of; instead of: a substitute for butter. |
| 14. | in the interest of; on behalf of: to act for a client. |
| 15. | in exchange for; as an offset to: blow for blow; money for goods. |
| 16. | in punishment of: payment for the crime. |
| 17. | in honor of: to give a dinner for a person. |
| 18. | with the purpose of reaching: to start for London. |
| 19. | contributive to: for the advantage of everybody. |
| 20. | in order to save: to flee for one's life. |
| 21. | in order to become: to train recruits for soldiers. |
| 22. | in assignment or attribution to: an appointment for the afternoon; That's for you to decide. |
| 23. | such as to allow of or to require: too many for separate mention. |
| 24. | such as results in: his reason for going. |
| 25. | as affecting the interests or circumstances of: bad for one's health. |
| 26. | in proportion or with reference to: He is tall for his age. |
| 27. | in the character of; as being: to know a thing for a fact. |
| 28. | by reason of; because of: to shout for joy; a city famed for its beauty. |
| 29. | in spite of: He's a decent guy for all that. |
| 30. | to the extent or amount of: to walk for a mile. |
| 31. | (used to introduce a subject in an infinitive phrase): It's time for me to go. |
| 32. | (used to indicate the number of successes out of a specified number of attempts): The batter was 2 for 4 in the game. |
| 35. | for it, British. in (def. 33). |
| a prefix meaning “away,” “off,” “to the uttermost,” “extremely,” “wrongly,” or imparting a negative or privative force, occurring in verbs and nouns formed from verbs of Old or Middle English origin, many of which are now obsolete or archaic: forbid; forbear; forswear; forbearance. |

| free on rails. |
| 1. | the whole of (used in referring to quantity, extent, or duration): all the cake; all the way; all year. |
| 2. | the whole number of (used in referring to individuals or particulars, taken collectively): all students. |
| 3. | the greatest possible (used in referring to quality or degree): with all due respect; with all speed. |
| 4. | every: all kinds; all sorts. |
| 5. | any; any whatever: beyond all doubt. |
| 6. | nothing but; only: The coat is all wool. |
| 7. | dominated by or as if by the conspicuous possession or use of a particular feature: The colt was all legs. They were all ears, listening attentively to everything she said. |
| 8. | Chiefly Pennsylvania German. all gone; consumed; finished: The pie is all. |
| 9. | the whole quantity or amount: He ate all of the peanuts. All are gone. |
| 10. | the whole number; every one: all of us. |
| 11. | everything: Is that all you want to say? All is lost. |
| 12. | one's whole interest, energy, or property: to give one's all; to lose one's all. |
| 13. | (often initial capital letter ) the entire universe. |
| 14. | wholly; entirely; completely: all alone. |
| 15. | only; exclusively: He spent his income all on pleasure. |
| 16. | each; apiece: The score was one all. |
| 17. | Archaic. even; just. |
| 18. | above all, before everything else; chiefly: Above all, the little girl wanted a piano. |
| 19. | after all, in spite of the circumstances; notwithstanding: He came in time after all. |
| 20. | all at once. once (def. 14). |
| 21. | all but, almost; very nearly: These batteries are all but dead. |
| 22. | all in, Northern and Western U.S. very tired; exhausted: We were all in at the end of the day. |
| 23. | all in all,
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| 24. | all in hand, Printing, Journalism. (of the copy for typesetting a particular article, book, issue, etc.) in the possession of the compositor. |
| 25. | all in the wind, Nautical. too close to the wind. |
| 26. | all out, with all available means or effort: We went all out to win the war. |
| 27. | all over,
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| 28. | all standing, Nautical.
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| 29. | all that, remarkably; entirely; decidedly (used in negative constructions): It's not all that different from your other house. |
| 30. | all the better, more advantageous; so much the better: If the sun shines it will be all the better for our trip. |
| 31. | all there, Informal. mentally competent; not insane or feeble-minded: Some of his farfetched ideas made us suspect that he wasn't all there. |
| 32. | all the same. same (def. 9). |
| 33. | all told. told (def. 2). |
| 34. | all up,
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| 35. | and all, together with every other associated or connected attribute, object, or circumstance: What with the snow and all, we may be a little late. |
| 36. | at all,
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| 37. | for all (that), in spite of; notwithstanding: For all that, it was a good year. |
| 38. | in all, all included; all together: a hundred guests in all. |
| 39. | once and for all, for the last time; finally: The case was settled once and for all when the appeal was denied. |

| FOR abbr. free on rail |
for
for loop
| FOR Fornax (constellation) |