פֿאַר

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Old High German vür, from Old High German furi, from Proto-West Germanic *furi, from Proto-Germanic *furi (for), from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂-i-. Compare German für. Akin to English for and Dutch voor.

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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פֿאַר (far) (contracted dem-form פֿאַרן (farn))

  1. (unstressed) for
  2. (unstressed) than
    Synonyms: פֿון (fun), ווי (vi), איידער (eyder)
  3. (stressed) before, in front of, ahead of, prior to
  4. (stressed) before, prior to
  5. (unstressed, Hungarian Yiddish, New York Chassidish) to (indicating the target or recipient of an action)

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of in front of): הינטער (hinter)
  • (antonym(s) of prior to): נאָך (nokh)

Derived terms

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Adverb

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פֿאַר (far)

  1. pro, for, in favor, supporting