for

I

(Roget's IV) conj.

Syn. as, since, in consequence of the fact that; see because .

prep.

Syn. toward, to, in favor of, to be given to, in order to get, under the authority of, in the interest of, during, in order to, in the direction of, to go to, to the amount of, to the extent of, in place of, instead of, in exchange for, as, in spite of, supposing, to counterbalance, concerning, with respect to, with regard to, conducive to, beneficial to, notwithstanding, with a view to, for the sake of, in contemplation of, in consideration of, in furtherance of, in honor of, on behalf of, in the name of, on the part of, in pursuance of.

II

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) prep.

1. in the interest of, on behalf of.

2. in favor of, in support of.