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How to spell for

For is spelled F-O-R.

What it means: Used to show who is intended to receive something.

In a sentence: I made a card for my mom. ▶

Not to be confused with: four, fore, a different word.

Same family: forwards, forward, before, therefore. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: The word "for" comes from Old English "for," meaning "before" or "on account of," and it has been used in English for over a thousand years with many of the same meanings it has today.

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