por

Spanish

preposition

Definitions

by indicates the creator of a work
for indicates something given in an exchange
through, out, via indicating movement
across indicating movement
about
due to, because of, for, for the sake of, out of to express cause or motive
(used with directions) over
by, times, multiplied by
according to, for, regarding to express opinion or something concerning someone
via, through, by indicating the means of something
for indicating duration
for, for the sake of, on behalf of indicating doing something for someone's benefit
per, for each
to indicating something that has not yet passed
about to indicating something that will soon happen
compared to; against; versus indicating a comparison

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish por inherited from Latin *por, prō (for, on behalf of, forward, as, towards, forth, in front of, like, as befitting).

Origin

Latin

prō

Gloss

for, on behalf of, forward, as, towards, forth, in front of, like, as befitting

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`Kanji`

好

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