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Happyyhousee Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A question about 'for'

Hi, everybody:
I have seen the sentence below in a book of English grammar:
'I am here for six weeks.'
What is the meaning of the 'for'?
Does it mean:the time of the continuation of the 'am'?
Or it means 'my purpose'?

Thanks a lot in advance.
  

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It refers to the length of time that 'I' is going to be in that location. 'for' as in 'my purpose' would specify an event . .

— Anne58

  • It refers to the length of time that 'I' is going to be in that location.
  • 'for' as in 'my purpose' would specify an event .
  • .
  • like: I am here for the school reunion.
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It refers to the length of time that 'I' is going to be in that location.

'for' as in 'my purpose' would specify an event . . . like:

I am here for the school reunion.
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