for V homograph 5

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. foran (1)in front of, framfor (1)before, nær (II, 1)close to in front offoran (1), beforeframfor (1), close tonær (II, 1)
   • stå for tur to be next in turn
   • ha for hånden to have at hand
   • holde for nese to hold one's nose
   • ligge for døden to be dying
   • for bordenden at the head of the table
   • bind for øynene a blindfold over the eyes
   • møte for retten to appear before the court
   • suse for ørene to roar in one's ears
   • det svartnet for øynene everything went black before one's eyes
   brukt som adverb: used as an adverb:

   • se seg for to watch where one is going
   • ta seg for to break one's fall
2. med utgangspunkt i, i forhold til measured from, relative to
   • øst for elva east of the river
   • sør for Stad south of Stad
   • til side for målet to the side of the goal
   • til venstre for bokhylla to the left of the bookshelf
3. til støtte, gagn for in support of, for the benefit of
   • stemme for noe to vote for something
   • streve for noe to strive for something
   • til forsvar for freden in defence of peace
   • svare for seg to hold one's own
   • for eller imot EU for or against the EU
   • leve og ånde for naturvern to live and breathe conservation
   • kan du vaske den for meg? can you wash it for me?
   • jeg har ryddet for deg I've tidied up for you
4. med hensyn til, når det gjelder with regard to, when it comes to
   • godt for helsa good for your health
   • mat for mons just the thing
   • det er noe for oss that's something for us
   • bilen gikk tom for bensin the car ran out of petrol
   • med fare for livet at the risk of one's life
   • hurra for 17. mai! hurrah for the 17th of May!
   • ord for dagen a thought for the day
   • passe seg for ulven to watch out for the wolf
   • dette ble vanskelig for meg this became difficult for me
   • det gjelder for alle it applies to everyone
5. med formål om with the aim of
   • legge seg for å hvile to lie down to rest
   • dra hjem for å spise to go home to eat
   • delta for å vinne to take part in order to win
   • dra til hytta for å stå på ski to go to the cabin to go skiing
   • gå på skolen for å lære to go to school to learn
   • kjøpe kake for å feire to buy a cake to celebrate
   • ringe for å spørre om råd to call to ask for advice
   • for sikkerhets skyld just to be on the safe side
6. på grunn av because of, on account of
   • være kjent for musikken sin to be known for one's music
   • bli straffet for noe to be punished for something
   • bli lei seg for noe to be upset about something
   • for din skyld for your sake
   • hva gråter du for? what are you crying about?
7. som er beregnet på, tiltenkt intended for, meant for
   • filosofi for viderekomne philosophy for advanced learners
   • politikk for folk flest politics for ordinary people
   • mat for vanlige folk food for ordinary people
   • løsninger for en annen tid solutions for another age
8. sett ut fra, i relasjon til;
   med tanke på judged by, in relation to;
   considering, given
   • være klok for alderen to be wise for one's age
   • det er varmt for årstiden it's warm for the time of year
9. ved tildeling av egenskap eller identitet;
   som (2)as in assigning a quality or identity;
   assom (2)
   • ta for god fisk to take something at face value
   • gi seg ut for to pass oneself off as
   • ha for vane to be in the habit of
   • si for spøk to say in jest
   • for eksempel for example
   • nå mener jeg det for alvor now I mean it in earnest
10. i uttrykk for måte eller redskap in expressions of manner or means
    • falle for sverd to fall by the sword
    • gå for full maskin to go at full throttle
    • sove for åpent vindu to sleep with the window open
    • sydd for hånd sewn by hand
11. i uttrykk for tid in expressions of time
    • nå for tiden nowadays
    • han er ansatt for to år he is employed for two years
    • for fire år siden four years ago
    • venner for livet friends for life
12. i uttrykk rekkefølge: in expressions of sequence:
    • for det første firstly
    • for fjerde gang for the fourth time
    • ord for ord word for word
    • skritt for skritt step by step
13. i uttrykk for pris, vederlag;
    mot (III, 13)in return for in expressions of price or payment;
    in return formot (III, 13)
    • få 100 kr for umaken to get 100 kroner for one's trouble
    • ikke for noen pris not at any price
    • det var billig for en genser that was cheap for a sweater
    • ikke for alt i verden not for all the world
14. mest i faste uttrykk: i stedet for mostly in set phrases: instead of
    • steiner for brød stones for bread
    • få syn for sagn to see the proof with one's own eyes
    • øye for øye, tann for tann an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
    • én gang for alle once and for all
    • la nåde gå for rett to temper justice with mercy
    • rette baker for smed to punish the wrong person
15. i utrop: in exclamations:
    • for et vær! what weather!
    • for en fin sang! what a lovely song!
    • nå kommer du her, for pokker! now you turn up here, for heaven's sake!
    • for svarte svingende! for crying out loud!
16. brukt som adverb: altfor (1)too, i overkant used as an adverb: tooaltfor (1), excessively
    • kjøpe for mye mat to buy too much food
    • nå går det for vidt now this is going too far
    • holde seg for god til to think oneself too good for something
    • det er for dumt! that's too bad!
    • sove for lenge to sleep too long
    • nå er det for seint now it's too late
    • det blir for langt å sykle it's too far to cycle

Set phrasesFaste uttrykk