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for one's particular

for one's particular prepositional phrase: for one's part; as far as one is concerned.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) For one's part; as far as one is concerned.
    • For my own particular, I cannot deny, that whatever I have ſaid upon this Occaſion, had been more proper in a Preface, and more agreeable to the Mode, which uſually directs it there.1704, [Jonathan Swift], “Section V. A Digression in the Modern Kind.”, in A Tale of a Tub. […], London: […] John Nutt, […], →OCLC, page 120

Questions about for one's particular

What does for one's particular mean?
For one's particular means for one's part; as far as one is concerned.
What part of speech is for one's particular?
For one's particular is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for one's particular in the dictionary

  1. for one's liking
  2. for one's own good
  3. for one's own hand
  4. for one's own part
  5. for one's part
  6. for one's particular
  7. for one's trouble
  8. for openers
  9. for Pete's sake
  10. for pity's sake
  11. for real

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