for future reference

collocation in English

meaningsoffor,futureandreference

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for
preposition
uk
/fɔːr/
us
/fɔːr/
intended to be ...
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future
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈfjuː.tʃər/
us
/ˈfjuː.tʃɚ/
happening or existing in ...
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reference
noun
uk
/ˈref.ər.əns/
us
/ˈref.ɚ.əns/
a mention ...
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(Definition offor,futureandreferencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffor future reference

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Although the proof of this fact is nearly trivial, it is still worthwhile to record it separately forfuturereference.
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It is worth noting forfuturereferencethe tensions implicit in the cases just mentioned.
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Forfuturereferencewe list the basic properties of the entropy in the present context.
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Therefore, their solution was an important prerequisite for this fitting, and they are provided here forfuturereference.
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It determines the path-name(s) of the file where the text should be stored forfuturereference, providing a simple form of automatic persistence.
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Forfuturereferencelet us state what we have just proved.
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However, forfuturereferencewe would like to point out how (ii) follows from (i).
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The encircled numbers have no meaning but are there forfuturereference.
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Whilst notes were taken at the time, interviews were also tape recorded forfuturereference.
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The court would then give the writ-charter back to the beneficiary to retain, if he wished, forfuturereference.
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We record the following simple observation forfuturereference.
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It is also important, forfuturereference, to distinguish between the responsibilities of professionals working in the field of health care or with elderly people.
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Most such readers will want to keep it handy forfuturereference.
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The figures exclude instances of going + to-infinitive withfuturereference.
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Forfuturereference, let us note the following easy fact.
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A proposal may be stored in a proposal database forfuturereference.
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Finally, they also store the results in a knowledge base forfuturereferenceand maintenance reasons.
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It is therefore essential that the prenatal sonographer makes a thorough and detailed examination, storing images forfuturereference.
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These individually numbered wing-spot diagrams were then coded, according to the number of spots on each wing-section and digit, and filed forfuturereference.
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When the value delayed in the thunk is needed, it is calculated and memoized forfuturereference.
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