English prepositions
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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) |
