give something to someone vs give something for someone

The correct phrase is 'give something to someone.' 'Give something for someone' is not a common or correct construction in English.

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give something to someone

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used when you are talking about giving an object or item to a specific person.

Examples:

Can you give this book to Sarah?
I will give the keys to my brother.
She gave a present to her friend.
He gave the money to the homeless man.
Please give this letter to the teacher.

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But in fact, when you give something to someone and they say, "Thanks," and let you know how things go, that's one thing.
Tips are something you give someone in exchange for help.
That I saw someone give someone else something?
Because it requires our free will, to give up something or someone you love, for something or someone you love more than yourself.
To give something involves both causing something to go and causing someone to have.
Maybe she said something to someone that'll give us somewhere to dig.
I had to give something to Neo.
I had the opportunity to give something to Stevie we never had.
I'd give something to know what explanation he's making now.
- I need to give something to you.
Give something to him and his girl.
I forgot to give something to you.
Give something to this good woman, she has a young girl.
I needed to give something to a friend of mine.
Now I want to give something to you.
Granted, I don't make a lot of friends with the living, but... I try to give something to those they've lost.
And I'd like to give something to the woman I love.
He wanted me to give something to you too.
We propose a trade which would solve our problem, and give something to the Federation.
Give something to him and his girl. I don't know, show them we got a plan.

Alternatives:

hand something to someone
pass something to someone
offer something to someone
present something to someone
provide something to someone

give something for someone

This phrase is not a common or correct construction in English.

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But in fact, when you give something to someone and they say, "Thanks," and let you know how things go, that's one thing.
Tips are something you give someone in exchange for help.
That I saw someone give someone else something?
Because it requires our free will, to give up something or someone you love, for something or someone you love more than yourself.
Because you're the kind of person who would give something up just to get back something important for someone else.
Pastor Patricia said I should do something for someone else.
It's a chance to do something for someone other than yourself.
He did do something for someone else.
The chance to do something for someone else.
He's looking for someone who'll steal something for him.
When you're doing something for someone you really care about...
To feel something for someone new.
Do you want to give something for Provvidenza's sons?
Lola, you can't spend the kind of night we spent together and not feel something for someone.
As a scientist, I know there's nothing magical about what makes us feel something for someone else...
I can't even remember the last time I felt something for someone.
You feel something for someone, your body just lets you know.
We all know that strong, clear messages give something for people to rally around, and this is why the concrete targets and the flexible initiatives proposed for these strategies are so important.
To give something involves both causing something to go and causing someone to have.
But the strangest part was that for the first time in my life... I started to feel something for someone other than myself.

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give something to someone vs give something for someone