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for
     1. conj. (dated) Because.
     2. prep. Towards.
           The astronauts headed for the moon.
     3. prep. Directed at, intended to belong to.
           I have something for you.
     4. prep. In honor of, or directed towards the celebration or event of.
           We're having a birthday party for Janet.
           The cake is for Tom and Helen's anniversary.
           The mayor gave a speech for the charity gala.
     5. prep. Supporting.
           All those for the motion raise your hands.
     6. prep. Because of.
           He wouldn't apologize; and just for that, she refused to help him.
           (UK usage) He looks better for having lost weight.
           She was the worse for drink.
     7. prep. Over a period of time.
           I've lived here for three years.
           They fought for days over a silly pencil.
     8. prep. Throughout an extent of space.
     9. prep. On behalf of.
           I will stand in for him.
     10. prep. Instead of, or in place of.
     11. prep. In order to obtain or acquire.
           I am aiming for completion by the end of business Thursday.
           He's going for his doctorate.
           Do you want to go for coffee?
           People all over Greece looked to Delphi for answers.
           Can you go to the store for some eggs?
           I'm saving up for a car.
           Don't wait for an answer.
           What did he ask you for?
     12. prep. In the direction of: marks a point one is going toward.
           Run for the hills!
           He was headed for the door when he remembered.
     13. prep. By the standards of, usually with the implication of those standards being lower than one might otherwise expect.
           Fair for its day.
           She's spry for an old lady.
     14. prep. Despite, in spite of.
     15. prep. Used to indicate the subject of a to-infinitive.
           For that to happen now is incredibly unlikely. (=It is incredibly unlikely that that will happen now.)
           All I want is for you to be happy. (=All I want is that you be happy.)
     16. prep. (chiefly US) Out of; used to indicate a fraction, a ratio
           In term of base hits, Jones was three for four on the day
     17. prep. (cricket) Used as part of a score to indicate the number of wickets that have fallen.
           At close of play, England were 305 for 3.
     18. prep. To be, or as being.
     19. prep. (obsolete) (Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of which, anything is done.)
     20. prep. Used to construe various verbs (see the entries for individual phrasal verbs).
instance
     1. n. (obsolete) Urgency of manner or words; an urgent request; insistence.
     2. n. (obsolete) A token; a sign; a symptom or indication.
           It sends some precious instance of itself/ After the thing it loves. Hamlet IV. v. ca. 1602
     3. n. (obsolete) That which is urgent; motive.
     4. n. Occasion; order of occurrence.
     5. n. A case offered as an exemplification or a precedent; an illustrative example.
     6. n. One of a series of recurring occasions, cases, essentially the same.
     7. n. (obsolete) A piece of evidence; a proof or sign (of something).
     8. n. (computing) In object-oriented programming: a created object, one that has had memory allocated for local data storage; an instantiation of a class.
     9. n. (massively multiplayer online games) A dungeon or other area that is duplicated for each player, or each party of players, that enters it, so that each player or party has a private copy of the area
     10. n. (massively multiplayer online games) An individual copy of such a dungeon or other area.
     11. v. To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite
           to instance a fact
     12. v. (intransitive) To cite an example as proof; to exemplify.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
never
     1. adv. At no time; on no occasion; in no circumstance.
           I finally finished, and I never want to do that again.
           I repeated the test a hundred times, and never saw a positive result.
           I will never tell.
     2. adv. Not at any other time; not on any other occasion; not previously.
     3. adv. (colloquial) Negative particle (used to negate verbs in the simple past tense; also used absolutely).
           The police say I stole the car, but I never did it.
           You said you were going to mow the lawn today. – I never!
tell
     1. v. To count, reckon, or enumerate.
           All told, there were over a dozen.  Can you tell time on a clock?  He had untold wealth.
     2. v. To narrate.
           I want to tell a story;  I want to tell you a story.
     3. v. To convey by speech; to say.
           Finally, someone told him the truth.  He seems to like to tell lies.
     4. v. To instruct or inform.
           Please tell me how to do it.
     5. v. To order; to direct, to say to someone.
           Tell him to go away.
     6. v. (intransitive) To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.
           Can you tell whether those flowers are real or silk, from this distance?  No, there's no way to tell.
     7. v. To reveal.
           Time will tell what became of him.
     8. v. (intransitive) To be revealed.
     9. v. (intransitive) To have an effect, especially a noticeable one; to be apparent, to be demonstrated.
           Sir Gerald was moving slower; his wounds were beginning to tell.
     10. v. To use beads or similar objects as an aid to prayer.
     11. v. (intransitive, childish) To inform someone in authority about a wrongdoing.
           I saw you steal those sweets! I'm going to tell!
     12. v. (authorship) To reveal information in prose through outright expository statement -- contrasted with show
           Maria rewrote the section of her novel that talked about Meg and Sage's friendship to have less telling and more showing.
     13. n. A reflexive, often habitual behavior, especially one occurring in a context that often features attempts at deception by persons under psychological stress (such as a poker game or police interrogatio
     14. n. (archaic) That which is told; a tale or account.
     15. n. (internet) A private message to an individual in a chat room; a whisper.
     16. n. (archaeology) A hill or mound, originally and especially in the Middle East, over or consisting of the ruins of ancient settlements.
people
     1. n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.
           Why do so many people commit suicide?
     2. n. Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc; folk; a community.
     3. n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
     4. n. One's colleagues or employees.
     5. n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
           My people lived through the Black Plague and the Thirty Years War.
     6. n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the common crowd; the citizens.
     7. n. plural of person.
     8. v. To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
     9. v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
     10. v. To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.
that
     1. conj. Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
           He told me that the book is a good read.
           I believe that it is true. — She is convinced that he is British.
     2. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause expressing a reason or cause: because, in that.
           Be glad that you have enough to eat.
     3. conj. (now uncommon) Introducing a subordinate clause that expresses an aim, purpose or goal ("final"), and usually contains the auxiliaries may, might or should: so, so that.
     4. conj. Introducing — especially, but not exclusively, with an antecedent like so or such — a subordinate clause expressing a result, consequence or effect.
           The noise was so loud that she woke up.
           The problem was sufficiently important that it had to be addressed.
     5. conj. (archaic, or poetic) Introducing a premise or supposition for consideration: seeing as; inasmuch as; given that; as would appear from the fact that.
     6. conj. Introducing a subordinate clause modifying an adverb.
           Was John there? — Not that I saw.
           How often did she visit him? — Twice that I saw.
     7. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a desire or wish.
     8. conj. Introducing an exclamation expressing a strong emotion such as sadness or surprise.
     9. det. The (thing, person, idea, etc) indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote physically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "this", or if expressing distinction.
           That book is a good read. This one isn't.
           That battle was in 1450.
           That cat of yours is evil.
     10. pron. (demonstrative) The thing, person, idea, quality, event, action or time indicated or understood from context, especially if more remote geographically, temporally or mentally than one designated as "t
           He went home, and after that I never saw him again.
     11. pron. The known (thing); (used to refer to something just said).
           They're getting divorced. What do you think about that?
     12. pron. (demonstrative) The aforementioned quality; used together with a verb and pronoun to emphatically repeat a previous statement.
           The water is so cold! — That it is.
     13. pron. (relative) (plural that) Which, who; (representing a subject, direct object, indirect object, or object of a preposition).
           The CPR course that she took really came in handy.
           The house that he lived in was old and dilapidated.
     14. pron. (colloquial) (Used in place of relative adverbs such as where or when; often omitted.)
           the place that = where or to which I went last year
           the last time that = when I went to Europe
     15. adv. (degree) To a given extent or degree.
           "The ribbon was that thin." "I disagree, I say it was not that thin, it was thicker... or maybe thinner...".
     16. adv. (degree) To a great extent or degree; very, particularly (in negative constructions).
           I'm just not that sick.
           I did the run last year, and it wasn't that difficult.
     17. adv. (obsolete, outside, dialects) To such an extent; so. (in positive constructions).
           Ooh, I was that happy I nearly kissed her.
     18. n. (philosophy) Something being indicated that is there; one of those.
you
     1. pron. (object pronoun) The people spoken, or written to, as an object.
     2. pron. (reflexive pronoun, now US colloquial) (To) yourselves, (to) yourself.
     3. pron. (object pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as an object. (Replacing thee; originally as a mark of respect.)
     4. pron. (subject pronoun) The people spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Replacing ye.)
           Both of you should get ready now.
           You are all supposed to do as I tell you.
     5. pron. (subject pronoun) The person spoken to or written to, as a subject. (Originally as a mark of respect.)
     6. pron. (indefinite personal pronoun) Anyone, one; an unspecified individual or group of individuals (as subject or object).
     7. det. The individual or group spoken or written to.
           Have you gentlemen come to see the lady who fell backwards off a bus?
     8. det. Used before epithets for emphasis.
           You idiot!
     9. v. To address (a person) using the pronoun you, rather than thou, especially historically when you was more formal.
love
     1. n. Strong affection.
     2. n.          A profound and caring affection towards someone.
                   A mother’s love is not easily shaken.
                   My husband’s love is the most important thing in my life.
     3. n.          Affectionate, benevolent concern or care for other people or beings, and for their well-being.
     4. n.          A feeling of intense attraction towards someone.
                   I have never been in love as much as I have with you.
     5. n.          A deep or abiding liking for something; an enthusiasm for something.
                   My love of cricket knows no bounds.
     6. n. A person who is the object of romantic feelings; a darling, a sweetheart, a beloved.
     7. n. (colloquial, British) A term of friendly address, regardless of feelings.
           Hello love, how can I help you?
     8. n. A thing, activity etc which is the object of one's deep liking or enthusiasm.
     9. n. (euphemistic) Sexual desire; attachment based on sexual attraction.
     10. n. (euphemistic) Sexual activity.
     11. n. An instance or episode of being in love; a love affair.
     12. n. Used as the closing, before the signature, of a letter, especially between good friends or family members, or by the young.
     13. n. (altcaps, Love, , personification of love).
     14. n. (obsolete) A thin silk material.
     15. n. A climbing plant, Clematis vitalba.
     16. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To have a strong affection for (someone or something).
           I love my spouse.   I love you!
     17. v. To need, thrive on.
           Mold loves moist, dark places.
     18. v. (transitive, colloquial) To be strongly inclined towards something; an emphatic form of like.
           I love walking barefoot on wet grass;  I'd love to join the team;  I love what you've done with your hair
     19. v. (usually transitive sometimes intransitive) To care deeply about, to be dedicated to (someone or something).
     20. v. To derive delight from a fact or situation.
           I love the fact that the coffee shop now offers fat-free chai latte.
     21. v. To lust for.
     22. v. (transitive, euphemistic) To have sex with, (perhaps from make love.)
           I wish I could love her all night long.
     23. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise; commend.
     24. v. (transitive, obsolete, or UK dialectal) To praise as of value; prize; set a price on.
     25. n. (racquet sports) Zero, no score.
           So that’s fifteen-love to Kournikova.
them
     1. pron. Objective case of they: third personal plural pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb.
           Give it to them. (after preposition)
           She wrote them a letter. (indirect object)
           She treated them for a cold. (direct object)
     2. pron. Objective case of they: third-person singular pronoun used after a preposition or as the object of a verb.
           If someone comes and asks for the ticket, just give it to them. (after preposition)
           If one of my patients calls, please bring them their dinner. (indirect object)
           If a student has an inappropriate question, whatever you do, do not berate them. (direct object)
     3. det. (dialectal) Those.
           Them kids need to grow up.
Dictionary entries from Wiktionary