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I have a question about the meaning of "for" in this sentence.

The two sentences were extracted from the book "WONDER"

"I have her for homeroom" "I have her for math" She started writing the list of names on the second-to-last page of her note book.

I think that "her"=she is in the same class.

What exactly does "FOR" mean in the sentence? and Could you make another example for more explanation?

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This is a set phrase. In your example, the pronoun her refers to a teacher. The sentence

I have X for Y.

means

X teaches me Y.

where X is a teacher's name, and Y is a subject.

So:

I have Mrs Carbuncle for Maths.

means

Mrs Carbuncle teaches me Maths.

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  • Thanks a lot for you kind explanation. I took it fully. She was a teacher.
    – Woo Choi
    Commented Dec 12, 2017 at 8:35
  • I do agree with, for instance, Mick’s Answer. Further, please ask your own teacher why you’re comparing I have her for homeroom/math/anything to She started writing (anything) on/in her note book What do you think they have in common, please?
    – Robbie Goodwin
    Commented Dec 14, 2017 at 20:16

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