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Synonyms for be for
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪn |
Top 10 synonyms for be for Other synonyms for the word be for
- acclaim
- advance
- applaud
- be all for
- be satisfied with
- celebrate
- commend
- compliment
- counsel
- enjoin
- esteem
- eulogize
- exalt
- exhort
- extol
- front for
- glorify
- go on record for
- hold up
- laud
- magnify
- plug
- prize
- put forward
- put in a good word
- put on to
- sanction
- second
- speak highly of
- speak well of
- stand by
- steer
- think highly of
- uphold
- urge
- value
- vouch for
Définition of be for
Origin :- Old English in (prep.) "in, into, upon, on, at, among; about, during;" inne (adv.) "within, inside," from Proto-Germanic *in (cf. Old Frisian, Dutch, German, Gothic in, Old Norse i), from PIE *en "in" (cf. Greek en, Latin in "in, into," Old Irish in, Welsh yn-, Old Church Slavonic on-). As an adjective from 1590s.
- The forms merged in Middle English. Modern sense distinction between in and on is from later Middle English. Sense of "holding power" (the in party) first recorded c.1600; that of "exclusive" (the in-crowd, an in-joke) is from 1907 (in-group); that of "stylish, fashionable" (the in thing) is from 1960. The noun sense of "influence, access" (have an in with) first recorded 1929 in American English. In-and-out "copulation" is attested from 1610s.
- As in recommend : verb advise, approve
Antonyms for be for
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