To or for

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To

or for

Some verbs go with

to and some with for.
He handed the receipt to the customer.
Tom got drinks for everyone.

With

to: award, bring, feed, give, grant, hand, leave (in a will), lend, offer, owe, pass,
pay, post, promise, read, sell, send, show, take, teach, tell, throw, write.

With

for: bring, buy, cook, fetch, find, get, keep, leave, make, order, pick, reserve,
save, spare.

NOTE

a

Bring goes with either to or for.

b For meaning 'to help someone' can go with very many verbs.

I'm writing a letter

for my sister. (She can't write.)