discourage (someone) from (something) = discourage (someone) for (something)?
I sometimes see native speakers use 'discourage (someone) for doing something'.
From the dictionary examples, I notice "from" only was used, not "for".
I even see an article where 'discourage sb for ~ing sth' was used. And in a video game, too.
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Please confirm this. "for" also is acceptable grammatically? And both have the same meaning?

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I have never heard anyone follow the verb 'discourage' with the preposition 'for'.  If you were to write or say 'discourage someone for ...ing' in a grammar exam, this would definitely be marked as incorrect.

The only acceptable collocation is 'discourage from'.

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discourage someone from...✔️
to discourage someone...✔️
discourage someone for ❌

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“Discourage [someone] from [doing something]” is really the only construction that makes sense.
 You could technically use “for” instead of “from” if you want to say that you are discouraging someone *because of* what they’ve done, as in you are scolding them for bad behaviour.

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If you answer, I'd appreciate it if you answered in answer section, not comment section. Thanks in advance. :)

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