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för

Pronunciation: /føːr/

“för” is a Swedish word. Its 11 meanings in English:

adverb

too (to an excessive degree)

conjunction

because, since, as, for

noun

bow; the front part of a boat or a ship

preposition

for; during which time
for; as
for; in exchange for
of; with regard to
for; as a result of; because of
due to; under the influence of
for; for the sake of; to the benefit of
used before the object of verbs indicating movement in conjunction with upp (“up”) and ner (“down”)

Etymology

Partly from Old Swedish for, Proto-Germanic *furai. Partly from Old Swedish fyrir, firi, fyre, from Old Norse fyrir, from Proto-Germanic *furi.

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