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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Act \Act\, v. i. 1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food. 2. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry into effect a determination of the will. He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest. --Pope. 3. To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know not why he has acted so. 4. To perform on the stage; to represent a character. To show the world how Garrick did not act. --Cowper. {To act as} [or] {for}, to do the work of; to serve as. {To act on}, to regulate one's conduct according to. {To act up to}, to equal in action; to fulfill in practice; as, he has acted up to his engagement or his advantages. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
For- \For-\ [AS. for-; akin to D. & G. ver-, OHG. fir-, Icel. for-, Goth. fra-, cf. Skr. par[be]- away, Gr. [?] beside, and E. far, adj. Cf. {Fret} to rub.] A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also loss, detriment, or destruction, and sometimes it is intensive, meaning utterly, quite thoroughly, as in forbathe. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
ForFor\For\, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D. voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f[81]r, Icel. fyrir, Sw. f[94]r, Dan. for, adv. f[94]r, Goth. fa[a3]r, fa[a3]ra, L. pro, Gr. [?], Skr. pra-. [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First}, {Foremost}, {Forth}, {Pro}-.] In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done or takes place. 1. Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action; the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of which a thing is or is done. With fiery eyes sparkling forforvery wrath. --Shak. How to choose dogs forforscent or speed. --Waller. Now, forforso many glorious actions done, ForForpeace at home, and forforthe public wealth, I mean to crown a bowl forforC[91]sar's health. --Dryden. That which we, forforour unworthiness, are afraid to crave, our prayer is, that God, forforthe worthiness of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to grant. --Hooker. 2. Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the end or final cause with reference to which anything is, acts, serves, or is done. The oak forfornothing ill, The osier good forfortwigs, the poplar forforthe mill. --Spenser. It was young counsel forforthe persons, and violent counsel forforthe matters. --Bacon. Shall I think the worls was made forforone, And men are born forforkings, as beasts forformen, Not forfor protection, but to be devoured? --Dryden. ForForhe writes not forformoney, nor forforpraise. --Denham. 3. Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which, anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of; on the side of; -- opposed to against. We can do nothing against the truth, but forforthe truth. --2 Cor. xiii. 8. It is forforthe general good of human society, and consequently of particular persons, to be true and just; and it is forformen's health to be temperate. --Tillotson. Aristotle is forforpoetical justice. --Dennis. 4. Indicating that toward which the action of anything is directed, or the point toward which motion is made; [?]ntending to go to. We sailed from Peru forforChina and Japan. --Bacon. 5. Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or made; instead of, or place of. And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life forforlife, eye forforeye, tooth forfortooth, hand forforhand, foot forforfoot. --Ex. xxi. 23, 24. 6. Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being. We take a falling meteor forfora star. --Cowley. If a man can be fully assured of anything forfora truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace forfortru[?]? --Locke. Most of our ingenious young men take up some cried-up English poet forfortheir model. --Dryden. But let her go forforan ungrateful woman. --Philips. 7. Indicating that instead of which something else controls in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by all, aught, anything, etc. The writer will do what she please forforall me. --Spectator. God's desertion shall, forforaught he knows, the next minute supervene. --Dr. H. More. ForForanything that legally appears to the contrary, it may be a contrivance to fright us. --Swift. 8. Indicating the space or time through which an action or state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or time of. ForFormany miles about There 's scarce a bush. --Shak. Since, hired forforlife, thy servile muse sing. --prior. To guide the sun's bright chariot forfora day. --Garth. 9. Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done. [Obs.] We 'll have a bib, forforspoiling of thy doublet. --Beau. & Fl. {For}, [or] {As for}, so far as concerns; as regards; with reference to; -- used parenthetically or independently. See under {As}. As forforme and my house, we will serve the Lord. --Josh. xxiv. 15. ForForme, my stormy voyage at an end, I to the port of death securely tend. --Dryden. {ForForall that}, notwithstanding; in spite of. {ForForall the world}, wholly; exactly. [bd]Whose posy was, forfor all the world, like cutlers' poetry.[b8] --Shak. {ForForas much as}, [or] {Forasmuch as}, in consideration that; seeing that; since. {ForForby}. See {Forby}, adv. {ForForever}, eternally; at all times. See {Forever}. {ForForme}, [or] {ForForall me}, as far as regards me. {ForFormy life}, [or] {ForForthe life of me}, if my life depended on it. [Colloq.] --T. Hook. {ForForthat}, {ForForthe reason that}, because; since. [Obs.] [bd]ForForthat I love your daughter.[b8] --Shak. {ForForthy}, [or] {Forthy} [AS. for[?][?].], forforthis; on this account. [Obs.] [bd]Thomalin, have no care forforthy.[b8] --Spenser. {ForForto}, as sign of infinitive, in order to; to the end of. [Obs., except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech.] -- [bd]What went ye out forforto see?[b8] --Luke vii. 25. See {To}, prep., 4. {O for}, would that I had; may there be granted; -- elliptically expressing desire or prayer. [bd]O forfora muse of fire.[b8] --Shak. {Were it not for}, [or] {If it were not for}, leaving out of account; but forforthe presence or action of. [bd]Moral consideration can no way move the sensible appetite, were it not forforthe will.[b8] --Sir M. Hale. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
ForFor\For\, n. One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it. {The fors and against}. those in favor and those opposed; the pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages. --Jane Austen. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
ForFor\For\, conj. 1. Because; by reason that; forforthat; indicating, in Old English, the reason of anything. And forforof long that way had walk[82]d none, The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar. --Fairfax. And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think I will your serious and great business scant, ForForshe with me. --Shak. 2. Since; because; introducing a reason of something before advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very general introduction to something suggested by what has gone before. Give thanks unto the Lord; forforhe is good; forforhis mercy endureth forever. --Ps. cxxxvi. 1. Heaven doth with us as we with torches do, Not light them forforthemselves; forforif our virtues Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike As if we had them not. --Shak. {ForForbecause}, because. [Obs.] [bd]Nor forforbecause they set less store by their own citizens.[b8] --Robynson (More's Utopia). {ForForwhy}. (a) Why; forforthat reason; wherefore. [Obs.] (b) Because. [Obs.] See {Forwhy}. Syn: See {Because}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
forfor {forforloop} |