For vs Until - What's the difference?

for | until |

As a noun for

is oven.

As a preposition until is

up to the time of (something happening).

As a conjunction until is

up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

for

English

(wikipedia for)

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)

Because.

* 1900 , , (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) , Chapter 23

"By means of the Golden Cap I shall command the Winged Monkeys to carry you to the gates of the Emerald City," said Glinda, "for it would be a shame to deprive the people of so wonderful a ruler."

Preposition

(English prepositions)

Towards.

The astronauts headed for the moon.

Directed at, intended to belong to.

I have something for you.

Supporting (opposite of against ).

All those for the motion raise your hands.

Because of.

He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.

(UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.

She was the worse for drink.

* Shakespeare

with fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath

Over a period of time.

They fought for days over a silly pencil.

* Garth

To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.

Throughout an extent of space.

* Shakespeare

For many miles about / There's scarce a bush.

On behalf of.

I will stand in for him.

Instead of, or in place of.

* Bible, Exodus xxi. 23, 24

And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for' life, eye '''for''' eye, tooth '''for''' tooth, hand '''for''' hand, foot ' for foot.

In order to obtain or acquire.

I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.

He's going for his doctorate.

Do you want to go for coffee?

People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.

Can you go to the store for some eggs?

I'm saving up for a car.

Don't wait for an answer.

What did he ask you for ?

* Denham

He writes not for' money, nor ' for praise.

In the direction of:

Run for the hills!

He was headed for the door when he remembered.

* Francis Bacon

We sailed from Peru for China and Japan.

By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.

Fair for its day.

She's spry for an old lady.

Despite, in spite of.

* 1892 August 6, , "The Unbidden Guest", in All the Year Round ,^] [http://books.google.com/books?id=XNwRAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA133&dq=%22but+for%22 page 133,

Mr. Joseph Blenkinshaw was perhaps not worth quite so much as was reported; but for all that he was a very wealthy man

* 1968 , J. J. Scarisbrick, Henry VIII (page 240)

For all his faults, there had been something lofty and great about him - as a judge, as a patron of education, as a builder, as an international figure.

For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely.'' (=''It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now. )

All I want is for you to be happy.'' (=''All I want is that you be happy. )

(chiefly, US) Out of;

(cricket) (used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen)

Indicating that in the character of or as being which anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.

* Cowley

We take a falling meteor for a star.

* John Locke

If a man can be fully assured of anything for' a truth, without having examined, what is there that he may not embrace ' for true?

* Dryden

Most of our ingenious young men take up some cry'd-up English poet for their model.

* Philips

But let her go for an ungrateful woman.

See the entry for the phrasal verb.

(obsolete) Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.

* Beaumont and Fletcher

We'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.

Antonyms

* against

Derived terms

* for good * for good and all * for good measure * for it * for kicks * for real * for the record * once and for all

Statistics

References

* Andrea Tyler and Vyvyan Evans, "Spatial particles of orientation", in The Semantics of English Prepositions: Spatial Scenes, Embodied Meaning and Cognition , Cambridge University Press, 2003, 0-521-81430 8

Anagrams

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until

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)

Up to the time of (something happening).

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-28, author=(Joris Luyendijk)

, volume=189, issue=3, page=21, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Our banks are out of control , passage=Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. When a series of bank failures made this impossible, there was widespread anger, leading to the public humiliation of symbolic figures.}}

Before (a time).

, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=I was about to say that I had known the Celebrity from the time he wore kilts. But I see I will have to amend that, because he was not a celebrity then, nor, indeed, did he achieve fame until some time after I left New York for the West.}}

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-21, author= Chico Harlan

, volume=189, issue=2, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Japan pockets the subsidy … , passage=Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."}}

(obsolete) To; physically towards.

* Spenser

He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them until .

Usage notes

It is typically assumed that circumstances have changed or could change at the referenced time. For instance, “All has gone well until now” implies that the current situation may not be so good.

Synonyms

* 'til (nonstandard), till, up to

Antonyms

* since

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)

Up to the time that (a condition becomes true).

*:It was April 22, 1831, and a young man was walking down Whitehall in the direction of Parliament Street.. He halted opposite the Privy Gardens, and, with his face turned skywards, listened until the sound of the Tower guns smote again on the ear and dispelled his doubts.

*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author=(Peter Wilby)

, volume=189, issue=6, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Finland spreads word on schools , passage=Imagine a country where children do nothing but play until they start compulsory schooling at age seven. Then, without exception, they attend comprehensives until the age of 16. Charging school fees is illegal, and so is sorting pupils into ability groups by streaming or setting.}}

Before (a condition becoming true).

*:It is never possible to settle down to the ordinary routine of life at sea until the screw begins to revolve. There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy.