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Spanish Prepositions - uses of por

Uses of por

To the uses of POR must be added the following (optional):

After the following verbs:

Agradecer (por) el favor:
To be grateful or to be thankful for the favour.

Aguardar or esperar (por) alguno:
To wait for somebody.

Pedir (por) una cosa:
To ask for (request) something.

Preguntar (por) una cosa:
To ask for (to inquire about) something.

He pagado por él cinco chelines or lo he pagado cinco chelines:
I paid five shillings for it.

Buscar (por) alguno ó alguna cosa:
To look for somebody or something.

Dispensar (por) el error:
To excuse the error.

Vocabulary

advertir - to warn
alegar - to allege
sueldo - salary
al revés - on the wrong side
cuota de ventas - sales quota
consignatario - consignee

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