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Spanish Verbs with Prepositions - Por

por + object | por + infinitive

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 may require por when followed by an object (noun or pronoun).

apurarse por	to get anxious about
asustarse por (or de)	to get frightened about
cambiar por	to exchange for
decidirse por	to decide on
desvelarse por	to be very concerned about
estar por	to be in favor of, to support (¿Está por el aborto? - Are you in favor of abortion) to be in the direction of (Está por el norte - It's to the north)
interesarse por	to be interested in, to ask about
jurar por	to swear by/on
luchar por	to struggle for
molestarse por	to bother about
optar por	to opt for
pagar por (or con)	to pay with/by
preguntar por	to ask about/after
preocuparse por	to worry about
rezar por	to pray for
salir por	to leave via
ser decidido por	to be decided by
tomar por	to take for
viajar por (tren, autobús)	to travel by (train, bus)
votar por	to vote for

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