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206 fit and suit
These words do not mean exactly the same.
Fit refers to size and shape: if your clothes fit you, they are neither too big nor too small.
These shoes don't fit me - have YOlt got a larger size? Suit refers to style, colour etc.
Red and black are colours that suit me very well. (NOT ••• eB16ttrS ehtltjit me I:Ji!ry 1:tJelL)
Do you think this style suits me?
Suit can also be used to say whether arrangements are convenient.
Tuesday would suit me very well for a meeting.
207 for: purpose and cause
1 people's purposes: I went for an interview
For can be used to talk about somebody's purpose in doing something, but only when it is followed by a noun.
We stopped at the pub for a drink.
I went to the college for an interview with Professor Taylor.
For is not used before a verb in this sense. The infinitive alone is used to express a person's purpose (see 289).
We stopped at the pub to have a drink. (NOT .•• JYJI' htJllillg tI drink OR JYJI' t6 hettIe tI drink)
I went to the college to see Professor Taylor. (NOT ••• j(JI' seeing .'Yttfe3M:Jr TtqI8F.)
2 the purposes of things: -ing forms and infinitives
For can be used before the -ing form of a verb to express the 'purpose' of a thing - what it is used for - especially when the thing is the subject.
Is that ca/ce for eating or just for looking at?
An altimeter is used for measuring height above sea level.
When the clause has a person as subject, an infinitive is often used to express the purpose of a thing.
We use altimeters to measure height above sea leveL
3 causes o f reactions
For ...ing can also be used after a description of a positive or negative reaction, to explain the behaviour that caused it.
We are grateful to you for helping us out. I'm angry with you for waking me up.
They punished the child for lying. He was sent to prison for stealing.
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