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, 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; weens; vir
Catalande
Dutchuit; vanwege; voor; wegens; om; van
Esperantopro
Faeroesevegna
Finnishvuoksi
Frenchà cause de; de; en raison de
Germanwegen; um; über; für
Greekγια
Hungarianmiatt
Icelandicfyrir
Low Germanvanweagen
Norwegianfor
Papiamentopa
Portugueseem troca de; pro causa de
Russianиз‐за
Saterland Frisianhoolwer; uum … Willen; weegen; truch
Spanishpor
Swedishpå; grund av
Thaiเพราะ
West Frisianfanwegen; mei troch; troch; fanwege