English prepositions
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| − | + | == For == | |
| − | + | The preposition "for" may have, in English, several values, as follows: | |
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| + | |Aim or purpose | ||
| + | |pur | ||
| + | |trained for the ministry, put the house up for sale | ||
| + | |pur(trained, ministry) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Destination | ||
| + | |to | ||
| + | |headed off for town | ||
| + | |to(headed off, town) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Object of a desire, intention or perception | ||
| + | |obj | ||
| + | |eager for success | ||
| + | |obj(eager, success) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Recipient (direction, addressee) of an action | ||
| + | |gol | ||
| + | |prepared lunch for us | ||
| + | |gol(prepared, us) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Beneficiary of an action | ||
| + | |ben | ||
| + | |He did it for us | ||
| + | |ben(did, us) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Duration | ||
| + | |dur | ||
| + | |stood in line for an hour | ||
| + | |dur(stood, hour) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |On behalf of, in favor of, in place of | ||
| + | |man | ||
| + | |spoke for all members | ||
| + | |man(spoke, members.@for) | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |Amount, extent | ||
| + | |man | ||
| + | |a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; | ||
| + | |man(bill, dollars.@for) | ||
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| + | |As being | ||
| + | |man | ||
| + | |mistook me for the librarian | ||
| + | |man(mistook, librarian.@for) | ||
| + | |} | ||
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| + | == In == | ||
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| + | == Of == | ||
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| + | == To == | ||
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For
The preposition "for" may have, in English, several values, as follows:
| Value | UNL | Examples | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | UNL | ||
| Aim or purpose | pur | trained for the ministry, put the house up for sale | pur(trained, ministry) |
| Destination | to | headed off for town | to(headed off, town) |
| Object of a desire, intention or perception | obj | eager for success | obj(eager, success) |
| Recipient (direction, addressee) of an action | gol | prepared lunch for us | gol(prepared, us) |
| Beneficiary of an action | ben | He did it for us | ben(did, us) |
| Duration | dur | stood in line for an hour | dur(stood, hour) |
| On behalf of, in favor of, in place of | man | spoke for all members | man(spoke, members.@for) |
| Amount, extent | man | a bill for five dollars; walked for miles; | man(bill, dollars.@for) |
| As being | man | mistook me for the librarian | man(mistook, librarian.@for) |
