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fur

/fษœห(ษน)/ /fษ/
Visual illustration of fur: Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.
preposition

Intended to cure, remove or counteract; in order to cure, remove or counteract.

Visual illustration of fur: By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
preposition

By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.

Visual illustration of fur: Indicating something desired or anticipated.
preposition

Indicating something desired or anticipated.

"Ah! for wings to soarย โ€ฆ"

Visual illustration of fur: Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.
preposition

Used in various more-or-less idiomatic ways to construe individual verbs, indicating various semantic relationships such as target, purpose, result, etc.; see also the entries for individual phrasal verbs, e.g. ask for, look for, stand for, etc.