Footstep

A track; the mark or impre ion of the foot.-Token; mark; trace; vestige; visible sign of a course pursued; as, the footsteps of Divine wisdom.-An inclined plane under a printing pre . -n. pl. Example; way; course; as, to follow in the foot IMG:content-0226.png:[blocks in formation] sured of a thing for a truth." - In advantage of. "An ant is a wise creature for itself."- Bacon. _ Conducive to; beneficial to. - In favor of; as, to work for one's party. - Leading or inducing to, as a motive.With respect or regard to. - On the part of. - Through a certain distance of space or time. "Some please for once." ( Roscommon .) - In quest of. "To run far back for arguments." ( Til lots on .) - According to; as, " for aught I know." (Johnson.) As far; as, to go up the mountain for one mile. - Notwithstanding. - In recompense of. - In proportion to. -By means of; by interposition of. "What would men do if it were not for God?"-Til lots on. -As being. "I hear for certain, the gentle York is up."-Shaks. For, conj. Because; on this account that; - properly, for that. "For never any man was yet so old, But hoped his life one winter yet would hold."-Denham. For, as a prefix to verbs, has usually the force of a negative or privative, denoting before , that is, against or away , aside . In a few cases it is merely intensive, as in forb a the.