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== For == | |||
The preposition "for" may have, in English, several values, as follows: | |||
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|Aim or purpose | |||
|pur | |||
|trained for the ministry, put the house up for sale | |||
|pur(trained, ministry) | |||
|- | |||
|Destination | |||
|to | |||
|headed off for town | |||
|to(headed off, town) | |||
|- | |||
|Object of a desire, intention or perception | |||
|obj | |||
|eager for success | |||
|obj(eager, success) | |||
|- | |||
|Recipient (direction, addressee) of an action | |||
|gol | |||
|prepared lunch for us | |||
|gol(prepared, us) | |||
|- | |||
|Beneficiary of an action | |||
|ben | |||
|He did it for us | |||
|ben(did, us) | |||
|- | |||
|Duration | |||
|dur | |||
|stood in line for an hour | |||
|dur(stood, hour) | |||
|- | |||
|On behalf of, in favor of, in place of | |||
|man | |||
|spoke for all members | |||
|man(spoke, members.@for) | |||
|- | |||
|Amount, extent | |||
|man | |||
|a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; | |||
|man(bill, dollars.@for) | |||
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|As being | |||
|man | |||
|mistook me for the librarian | |||
|man(mistook, librarian.@for) | |||
|} | |||
== In == | |||
== Of == | |||
== To == | |||
Revision as of 22:56, 26 July 2012
For
The preposition "for" may have, in English, several values, as follows:
| Value | UNL | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | UNL | ||
| Aim or purpose | pur | trained for the ministry, put the house up for sale | pur(trained, ministry) |
| Destination | to | headed off for town | to(headed off, town) |
| Object of a desire, intention or perception | obj | eager for success | obj(eager, success) |
| Recipient (direction, addressee) of an action | gol | prepared lunch for us | gol(prepared, us) |
| Beneficiary of an action | ben | He did it for us | ben(did, us) |
| Duration | dur | stood in line for an hour | dur(stood, hour) |
| On behalf of, in favor of, in place of | man | spoke for all members | man(spoke, members.@for) |
| Amount, extent | man | a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; | man(bill, dollars.@for) |
| As being | man | mistook me for the librarian | man(mistook, librarian.@for) |
