Meaning of for to | Babel Free
Definitions
- Elaboration of to.
- Expressing purpose: in order to.
- As a general infinitive marker.
Examples
“What went ye out for to see?”
“Farewell! Farewell! / Farewell, my fairy fay! / Oh, I'm off to Louisiana / For to see my Susy Anna, / Singing, "Polly-wolly-doodle" all the day!”
““Mr. Woilde, we ‘ave come for tew take yew Where felons and criminals dwell: We must ask yew tew leave with us quoietly^([sic]) For this is the Cadogan Hotel.””
“All that I need for to be satisfied is a woman who's nothing like me”
“It does me good fur to look at you, Pip.”
“In the desert you can remember your name, / 'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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