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Spanish Verbs with Prepositions - Por

por + infinitive | por + object

In Spanish, many verbs must be followed by a preposition, which may or may not correspond to the preposition (if any) used in English. The following Spanish verbs require por when followed by an infinitive.

afanarse por		to strive to
apurarse por		to strive to
comenzar por or con		to begin with/by
disculparse por		to apologize for
esforzarse por		to struggle to
estar por		to be in favor of (Estoy por trabajar los lunes - I'm in favor of working on Mondays) to be yet to be completed (Los platos están por fregar - The dishes are yet to be done)
luchar por		to struggle for
optar por		to opt for

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