para.
for (directed at, intended to belong to)
Meaning & usage
for (directed at, intended to belong to)
for (to obtain)
to, toward (indicating destination)
for (by the standards of)
about to
Where this word comes from
From Old Galician-Portuguese pera, para, from Latin per (“through”) + ad (“to”).
peeling (of a fruit, vegetable, cheese)
shaving, woodshaving
Where this word comes from
Deverbal from parar (“to prepare”). Cognate with Portuguese apara.
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