With ref. to a person, a body, or an institution presented as the beneficiary of some action: for the benefit of him, it, or that, on his or its behalf.

With ref. to a process, an action, a task, an abstraction, a topic of discourse, concrete object, etc.: (a) with verbs of making, shaping, devising, contriving, etc.: for that purpose, to that end, for that; (b) with verbs indicating efforts directed toward a goal: for the purpose of obtaining that, for it; comen ~, to come for this purpose;—with following inf.; also, come to get it, come after it [quot. c1450]; (c) with verbs of speaking, instructing, preaching, etc.: for the purpose of illustrating that, to make that clear, regarding that subject, with respect to that matter [ther-fore in these quots. could also be construed as 'and thus it is that (sb. says or writes sth.), ' in which case they would belong to sense 4.]; (d) as quasi-adj. and in ben constructions: intended for that, suited to that, for that condition or purpose, for it.

With ref. to a concrete object, an action, an abstraction, etc.: (a) with verbs or verb phrases of paying, exchanging, compensating, rewarding, etc.: in exchange for that, in payment for that, in return for that, for that; also, in the place of that [quot. a1387]; what ~, of what value are these things, what are these good for; (b) with verbs or verb phrases of retribution, vengeance, judgment, etc.: for that crime, sin, etc., as a penalty for that; (c) with verb phrases of repenting or atoning: in expiation of that sin, for that; (d) with verbs or verb phrases of thanking, honoring, etc.: for that; (e) with verbs or verb phrases of pledging, placing in surety, etc.: for that; (f) in misc. verb phrases: accorden ~, to go along with it, agree with it, assent to it; ben ~, ?be of the opinion (that sth. will occur); ?be certain (that sth. will occur); (g) as quasi-adj.: ~ mede, peine ~, reward (pain) for it.

With ref. to a circumstance, situation, an action, abstraction, etc., expressing stronger or weaker causality: (a) because of that circumstance, in consequence of that, as a result, therefore; also, as a logical consequence of that; that being so it follows that (sth. is the case), thus we may conclude that; (b) in response to that, at that, for that [sometimes difficult to distinguish from (a)]; (c) chiefly in narration: and so, and then, accordingly; (d) with anticipatory function: for the following reason; ~..that (for); (e) ?as rel. adv.: for which reason, because of which; also, by which [1st quot.]; (f) in subordinating conjunctive combinations: ~ that (for), for the reason that (sth. is the case), because [some quots. could also be construed as (d)].

In correl. constructions: (a) in subordinating conjunctive comb. in subordinate clause and as dem. adv. in main clause: ~ that..~, because..for that reason, therefore; (b) for (for as muche as, for bicause that, for-so-much as, for-thi that, sin)..~, because..for that reason, therefore.