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for weal or woe

for weal or woe prepositional phrase: for better or worse.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (dated) For better or worse.
  2. Synonym of in weal and woe.
    Synonyms:
    in weal and woe

Synonyms of for weal or woe

Questions about for weal or woe

What does for weal or woe mean?
For weal or woe means for better or worse.
What part of speech is for weal or woe?
For weal or woe is a prepositional phrase.

Words near for weal or woe in the dictionary

  1. for toffee
  2. for two pins
  3. for very shame's sake
  4. for Wales
  5. for want of
  6. for weal or woe
  7. for what
  8. for what it's worth
  9. for what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful
  10. for why
  11. for worlds

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