for you

prepositional phrase

Used as an intensifier to emphasize typicality of behavior

“This present is for you.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Used as an intensifier to emphasize typicality of behavior

    That's Jane for you, always moaning about something.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see for, you.

    This present is for you.

    1 more example

    I could mend your bicycle for you, if that would help.

Cite this entry
APA

for you. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20you

MLA

“for you.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20you. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for you,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20you.

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