Information about the word for (English → Esperanto: pro)

Synonyms: because of, for sake of, on account of, owing to, through, at, for the sake of, from, in favour of, due to, in, by reason of, in the light of

Part of speechpreposition
Pronunciation/fɔː*/ (strong form), /fə*/ (weak form)
Hyphenationfor
Shavian alphabet𐑓
Deseret alphabet𐑁𐐫𐑉

Usage samples

No one so far, however—at least publicly—is blaming Vladimir Putin for the deaths.
Ramaphosa urged a peaceful solution, but criticized NATO for its expansion rather than Russia for its invasion.
She sighed and smiled a wan smile for the folly of her fancies.

Translations

Afrikaansvan; vir; weens
Catalande
Dutchom; uit; van; vanwege; voor; wegens
Esperantopro
Faeroesevegna
Finnishvuoksi
Frenchà cause de; de
Germanwegen; um; über; für
Hungarianmiatt
Icelandicfyrir
Low Germanvanweagen
Norwegianfor
Papiamentoa kousa di; debí na
Portugueseem troca de; pro causa de
Russianиз‐за
Saterland Frisianhoolwer; uum … Willen; weegen
Spanishpor
Swedishpå
Thaiเพราะ
West Frisianfanwegen; mei troch; troch; fanwege