Background for vor

vor

/vɔr/ /vɔːr/

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preposition

Towards; in the direction of.

Examples :

"He was headed for the door when he remembered."

direction language

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Directed at; intended to belong to.

Examples :

"I have something for you."

direction attitude position

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In order to help, benefit, gratify, honor etc. (someone or something).

Examples :

"Everything I do, I do for you."

value moral attitude

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To be used or treated in a stated way, or with a stated purpose.

Examples :

"This room is for meetings only. "

utility function

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Supporting, in favour of.

Examples :

"All those for the motion raise your hands."

attitude value moral politics

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preposition

Examples :

"He looks better for having lost weight."

language grammar

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

Examples :

"I need to spray my house for termites."

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Over (a period of time).

Examples :

"Ich habe vor drei Jahren Deutsch gelernt. (I started learning German over three years ago.) "

time period language

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Throughout or across (a distance in space).

Examples :

"I can see for miles."

space geography direction

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Used to introduce a subject within a to-infinitive clause.

Examples :

"All I want is for you to be happy."

grammar linguistics

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On behalf of.

Examples :

"I speak for the Prime Minister."

language grammar

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In the role or capacity of; instead of; in place of.

Examples :

"My brother couldn't attend the meeting, so I went vor him. "

position language grammar word

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In exchange for; in correspondence or equivalence with.

Examples :

"He matched me blow for blow."

business commerce

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In order to obtain or acquire.

Examples :

"Can you go to the store for some eggs?"

business economy finance value

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

Examples :

"Fair for its day."

language grammar

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To be, or as being.

Examples :

"He worked as a substitute teacher vor the day. "

being language linguistics

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(usually in the phrase 'for all') Despite, in spite of.

Examples :

"Vor all the rain, we still went to the park. "

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Indicating something desired or anticipated.

Examples :

"Ah! for wings to soar …"

attitude future demand

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(in expressions such as 'for a start') Introducing the first item(s) in a potential sequence.

Examples :

""Vor allem müssen wir das Badezimmer putzen; danach können wir entscheiden, wer die Küche macht." Translation: "For a start, we have to clean the bathroom; after that, we can decide who does the kitchen." "

language linguistics

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(with names) In honor of; after.

Examples :

"He is named for his grandfather."

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Due or facing (a certain outcome or fate).

Examples :

"He stood vor a difficult decision: quit his job or work overtime every week. "

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Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio

Examples :

"In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day"

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Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.

Examples :

"At close of play, England were 305 for 3."

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Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.

Examples :

"She locked the door vor the storm. "

attitude emotion mind

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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.

Examples :

"She is studying vor the exam. "

grammar linguistics word language