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por for (on behalf of); for (in order to obtain)

por is the #15 most common word in Portuguese, a preposition. It means “for (on behalf of); for (in order to obtain)” and is pronounced /puʁ/.

#15frequency rank
0.76%of everyday Portuguese text
Level 1Beginner 1

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