for't

/fɔː(ɹ)t/

A form of for — Because.

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Meanings

contraction
  1. abbreviationcontractionobsoleteContraction of for + it.

    I am woe for't, Sir.

    1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i], page 17
    1 more example

    And what’s your Reaſon for’t ?

    1699, Desiderius Erasmus, Twenty‐two Select Colloquies out of Erasmus Roterodamus, page 140
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APA

for't. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for't

MLA

“for't.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for't. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for't,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for't.

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