for-

  1. Prefix.  (no longer productive) Meaning ''far, away''; ''from'' e.g. forbid, forget, forsay; forbear.
  2. Prefix.  (no longer productive) Meaning ''completely, to the fullest extent'' e.g. fordo; superseded by up in senses that do not denote upward movement e.g. forgive = ''give up (one's offenses)'', forgather = "gather up".
  3. Prefix.  (context, dialectal) Very; excessively.

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