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J Lin Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
What does "for" mean?
He,for all his sins,still has a son.
Does it mean "on account of" or "at a price of" in here?
Does it mean "on account of" or "at a price of" in here?
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It means "despite". However, as far as I can think, this meaning occurs only in the phrase "for all his/my/its/etc. ", so it is probably easier to consider that as a set phrase or idiom.
- It means "despite".
- However, as far as I can think, this meaning occurs only in the phrase "for all his/my/its/etc.
- ", so it is probably easier to consider that as a set phrase or idiom.
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It means "despite". However, as far as I can think, this meaning occurs only in the phrase "for all his/my/its/etc. ...", so it is probably easier to consider that as a set phrase or idiom.
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