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`for` in Latin

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for

  1. preposition
    • in favor or support of
      pro
      He voted for the proposal. — Pro consilio suffragium tulit.
    • intended to be given to
      ad
      This gift is for you. — Hoc donum est ad te.
      tibi
      This letter is for you. — Haec epistula est tibi.
    • in exchange or payment of
      pro
      He paid ten dollars for the book. — Decem dollaria pro libro solvit.
    • during a period of time
      per
      He stayed for two weeks. — Per duas hebdomades mansit.
    • because of or due to
      ob
      He was praised for his courage. — Ob virtutem laudatus est.
      propter
      She was punished for her actions. — Propter facta sua punita est.
  2. conjunction
    • because, since
      nam
      He left early, for he was tired. — Mature discessit, nam fessus erat.
      enim
      I will not go, for I am ill. — Non ibo, enim aegrotus sum.