For vs Were - What's the difference?
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Because.
* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) , Chapter 23
Towards.
Directed at, intended to belong to.
Supporting (opposite of against ).
Because of.
* Shakespeare
Over a period of time.
* Garth
Throughout an extent of space.
* Shakespeare
On behalf of.
Instead of, or in place of.
* Bible, Exodus xxi. 23, 24
In order to obtain or acquire.
* Denham
In the direction of:
* Francis Bacon
By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Despite, in spite of.
* 1892 August 6, , "The Unbidden Guest", in All the Year Round ,
* 1968 , J. J. Scarisbrick, Henry VIII (page 240)
(chiefly, US) Out of;
(cricket) (used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen)
Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.
* Cowley
* John Locke
* Dryden
* Philips
See the entry for the phrasal verb.
(obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
* Beaumont and Fletcher
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:* with "if" omitted, put first in an "if" clause:
:*: Were''' it simply that she wore a hat, I would not be upset at all.'' (= '''''If''' it '''were simply... )
:*: Were''' father a king, we would have war.'' (= '''''If''' father '''were a king,... )
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(Northern England) was.
(archaic) man (human male), as in .
(obsolete) A fine for slaying a man; weregild.
* Bosworth
(fandom) The collective name for any kind of person that changes into another form under certain conditions, including the werewolf.
In obsolete terms the difference between for and were
is that for is indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done while were is a fine for slaying a man; weregild.As a conjunction for
is because.As a preposition for
is towards.As an initialism FOR
is field Of Research.As a verb were is
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English
(wikipedia for)Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- "By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."
Preposition
(English prepositions)- The astronauts headed for the moon.
- I have something for you.
- All those for the motion raise your hands.
- He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
- (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
- She was the worse for drink.
- with fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath
- They fought for days over a silly pencil.
- To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.
- For many miles about / There's scarce a bush.
- I will stand in for him.
- And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for' life, eye '''for''' eye, tooth '''for''' tooth, hand '''for''' hand, foot ' for foot.
- I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
- He's going for his doctorate.
- Do you want to go for coffee?
- People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
- Can you go to the store for some eggs?
- I'm saving up for a car.
- Don't wait for an answer.
- What did he ask you for ?
- He writes not for' money, nor ' for praise.
- Run for the hills!
- He was headed for the door when he remembered.
- We sailed from Peru for China and Japan.
- Fair for its day.
- She's spry for an old lady.
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- Mr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man
- For all his faults, there had been something lofty and great about him - as a judge, as a patron of education, as a builder, as an international figure.
- For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely.'' (=''It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now. )
- All I want is for you to be happy.'' (=''All I want is that you be happy. )
- We take a falling meteor for a star.
- If a man can be fully assured of anything for' a truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace ' for true?
- Most of our ingenious young men take up some cry'd-up English poet for their model.
- But let her go for an ungrateful woman.
- We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.
Antonyms
* againstDerived terms
* for good * for good and all * for good measure * for it * for kicks * for real * for the record * once and for allStatistics
*References
* Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8were
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Verb
(head)- John, you were the only person to see him.
- We were about to leave.
- Mary and John, you were right.
- They were a fine group.
- They were to be the best of friends from that day on.
- I wish that it were Sunday.
- I wish that I were with you.
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Synonyms
* (second-person singular past indicative, archaic'') wast (''used with "thou" ) * (second-person singular imperfect subjunctive, archaic'') wert (''used with "thou" )See also
* am * are * is * art * be * being * been * beest * was * wast * wertEtymology 2
(etyl) wer, from (etyl) .Noun
(wikipedia were) (en noun)- Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was called his were .