Against vs. For
Againstpreposition
A close but separated relationship.
Againstpreposition
In a contrary direction to.
Againstpreposition
Close to.
Againstpreposition
In front of; before a background.
Againstpreposition
In physical contact with.
Againstpreposition
In physical opposition to, or in collision with.
Againstpreposition
A contrasting or competitive relationship.
Againstpreposition
In contrast and/or comparison with.
Againstpreposition
In competition with, versus.
Againstpreposition
In opposition to.
Againstpreposition
In exchange for.
Againstpreposition
As counterbalance to.en
Againstpreposition
As a charge on.en
Againstpreposition
As protection from.
Againstpreposition
(obsolete) Exposed to.en
Againstpreposition
In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
Againstpreposition
(Hollywood) To be paid now in contrast to the following amount to be paid later under specified circumstances, usually that a movie is made or has started filming.
Againstconjunction
(obsolete) By the time that (something happened); before.
Againstpreposition
Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; - in this sense often preceded by over.
Againstpreposition
From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
Againstpreposition
In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
Againstpreposition
By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.
Forconjunction
Because, as, since.
Forpreposition
Towards.
Forpreposition
Directed at, intended to belong to.
Forpreposition
In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
Forpreposition
Supporting.
Forpreposition
Because of.
Forpreposition
Over a period of time.
Forpreposition
Throughout an extent of space.
Forpreposition
On behalf of.
Forpreposition
Instead of, or in place of.
Forpreposition
In order to obtain or acquire.
Forpreposition
In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
Forpreposition
By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
Forpreposition
Despite, in spite of. See: for all
Forpreposition
Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
Forpreposition
Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
Forpreposition
(cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
Forpreposition
To be, or as being.
Forpreposition
(obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
Forpreposition
Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
Forpreposition
In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place.
Forpreposition
Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done.
Forpreposition
Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done.
Forpreposition
Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; - opposed to against.
Forpreposition
Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; ntending to go to.
Forpreposition
Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of.
Forpreposition
Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.
Forpreposition
Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; - generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc.
Forpreposition
Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of.
Forpreposition
Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.
Forconjunction
Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything.
Forconjunction
Since; because; introducing a reason of something before advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before.
Fornoun
One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; - the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.
