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fer

Preposition CEFR C2 Specialized
fə(ɹ)

Definitions

Pronunciation spelling of for.

British, alt-of, dialectal, especially, pronunciation-spelling

Equivalents

Françaisfer
4 more languages
Bosanskifer
Hrvatskifer
Kurdîfer
Српскиfer

Examples

““[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make⟳ no bad breaks with their money. They watch⟳ it all th' time b'cause they know⟳ blame⟳ well there ain't hardly room fer their feet fer th' pikers an' tin-horns an' thimble-riggers what are layin' fer 'em. […]””
“This mornin’ she rails out at me fer dunkin’ my cooky and she says COFFEE IS FER SIPPIN’ AND NOT FER SAUCERIN’ . . .”
“‘Got summat fer yeh here – I mighta sat on it at some point⟳, but it’ll taste⟳ all right.’”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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