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to say strongly that something must or must not happen My mom put her foot down when I asked if I could stay out after midnight.

put your foot in your mouth ( informal )

to say or do something by accident that makes someone embarrassed or upset

foot . ball О

/ ' futbol / noun ( sports )

[ noncount ] a game that is played by two teams of eleven players who throw, carry, or kick the ball to the end of the field. The players wear special clothing to protect their heads and bodies

He played football in high school and college.

a football game

[ count ] a ball for playing this game

foot • print / ' futprint / noun [ count ] a mark that your foot or shoe makes on the ground

foot • step / ' futstep / noun [ count ]

the sound of a person walking I heard footsteps, and then a knock on the door.

foot • wear / ' futwer / noun [ noncount ]

shoes or boots

The store has a large footwear department.

for 1 © / far; for / preposition

a word that shows who will get or have something These flowers are for you.

a word that shows how something is used or why something is done

We had fish for dinner.

Take this medicine for your cold.

He was sent to prison for murder.

a word that shows where a person or thing is going Is this the train for New York?

a word that shows how much something is I bought this book for $19.

a word that shows that you like an idea

Some people were for the strike and others were against it.

—ANTONYM against

with the meaning of

What is the word for "small" in Spanish?

on the side of someone or something He plays football for Cornell.

a word that shows how long something has been happening

She has lived here for 20 years. Which word? For or since?

We use for to say how long something has continued, for example in hours , days , or years : She's been sick for three days. ♦ I've lived in this house for ten months. ♦ We have been married for ten years. We use since with points of time in the past, for example a time on the clock, a date , or an event : I've been here since six o'clock. ♦ She has been alone since her husband died. ♦ We've been married since 1996.

a word that shows how far someone or something goes We walked for miles (= a very long way ) .

a word that shows the person or thing you are talking about

It's time for us to go.

for2 / fэr ; for / conjunction ( formal )

because

She was crying, for she knew they could never meet again. —SYNONYM as

for • bid / fэr'bId / verb ( for • bids, for • bid ding, for • bade / fэr' beid / has for • bid • den / fэr' bidn / ) to say that someone must not do something My parents have forbidden me to see him again. Smoking is forbidden (= not allowed ) inside the building.

-^ANTONYM allow

force Ф / fors / noun

1 [ noncount ] power or strength He was killed by the force of the explosion.

lost the key so I had to open the door by force .

[ count ] a group of people, for example police or soldiers, who do a special job

the police force military forces

[ count, noncount ] ( physics ) a power that can cause change or movement

the force of gravity

force 2 Ф / fors / verb (forc es,forc ing , forced )

1 to make someone do something that they do not want to do

They forced him to give them the money.

2 to do something by using a lot of strength The thief forced the window open.

fore • cast1 / ' forkrest / noun [ count ]

what someone thinks will happen, based on the information that is available