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for
Preposition
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shows that something belongs to something else, or has a specific function
This cake is for you.
This is a net for catching fish.
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For is used to show the reason for something
He was angry, for he had never been called such terrible names before.
for
Subordinator
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For introduces a clause with a subject and a to-infinitive
It's not good for you to be too relaxed.
some
Determinative
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Some is an amount or number of something; the amount is not exact or specific.
Would you like some grapes?
Everyone is wrong some of the time.
He had edited the paper for some years.
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An unspecified or unknown.
I've just met some man who said he knew you.
years
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noun
(= old age, age, eld, geezerhood)
a late time of life
old age is not for sissies
he's showing his years
age hasn't slowed him down at all
a beard white with eld
on the brink of geezerhood
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noun
(= age)
a prolonged period of time
we've known each other for ages
I haven't been there for years and years
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noun
(= days)
the time during which someone's life continues
the monarch's last days
in his final years