Definition of for- in English:
for-
prefix
1Denoting prohibition.
- ‘forbid’
2Denoting abstention, neglect, or renunciation.
‘forgive’- ‘forget’
- ‘forgo’
3Denoting extremity of negative state expressed.
‘forlorn’- ‘forsake’
Origin
Old English.
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