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  For \For\, conj.
     1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old
        English, the reason of anything.
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              And for of long that way had walk['e]d none,
              The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar.
                                                    --Fairfax.
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              And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think
              I will your serious and great business scant,
              For she with me.                      --Shak.
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     2. 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.
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              Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his
              mercy endureth forever.               --Ps. cxxxvi.
                                                    1.
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              Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,
              Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues
              Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike
              As if we had them not.                --Shak.
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     For because, because. [Obs.] ``Nor for because they set
        less store by their own citizens.'' --Robynson (More's
        Utopia).
  
     For why.
        (a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.]
        (b) Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.
  
     Syn: See Because.
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  For \For\, conj.
     1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old
        English, the reason of anything.
  
              And for of long that way had walk['e]d none, The
              vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar.
                                                    --Fairfax.
  
              And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think I
              will your serious and great business scant, For she
              with me.                              --Shak.
  
     2. 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.
  
              Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his
              mercy endureth forever.               --Ps. cxxxvi.
                                                    1.
  
              Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light
              them for themselves; for if our virtues Did not go
              forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them
              not.                                  --Shak.
  
     For because, because. [Obs.] ``Nor for because they set
        less store by their own citizens.'' --Robynson (More's
        Utopia).
  
     For why.
        (a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.]
        (b) Because. [Obs.] See Forwhy.
  
     Syn: See Because.

  for because
     alt.
     (lb en archaic) because.
     conj.
     (lb en archaic) because.

  for because
     alt.
     (lb en archaic) because.
     conj.
     (lb en archaic) because.

  for because
     alt.
     (lb en archaic) because.
     conj.
     (lb en archaic) because.

  for because
     alt.
     (lb en archaic) because.
     conj.
     (lb en archaic) because.