para
Spanish
preposition
Definitions
- for, to expressing a recipient
- to, in order to, so, for expressing the intended purpose of an action
- by, due, due on, due by expressing a deadline
- for expressing contrast from what is expected
- for, to, in one's opinion, as far as one is concerned expressing an opinion, perception or perspective
- for expressing using one's efforts for a group or an authority figure such as a sports team or a company/boss
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pro (for, before, forwards, forward, in favour of, on behalf of, for the sake of).
Origin
Latin
pro
Gloss
for, before, forwards, forward, in favour of, on behalf of, for the sake of
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Other
Kanji
前
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bond for deed English
- by Jove English
- by Jupiter English
- for English
- forasmuch English
- forcause English
- forever English
- formenism English
- forwhy English
- herefor English
- herefore English
- procumbent English
- prolocutor English
- prothallium English
- therefor English
- therefore English
- wherefore English
- pro gradu -tutkielma Finnish
- pro gradu -työ Finnish
- *por Latin
- filum Latin
- pro Latin
- procuro Latin
- progigno Latin
- quid Latin
- profilo Italian
- cosa Spanish, Castilian
- quiúbole Spanish, Castilian
- qué Spanish, Castilian
- sobre Spanish, Castilian
- sobrebarriga Spanish, Castilian
- sobrecito Spanish, Castilian
- sobrejalma Spanish, Castilian
- sobremanera Spanish, Castilian
- sobrequilla Spanish, Castilian
- θαλλος Ancient Greek
- *pro- Proto-Indo-European
- antepara Portuguese
- para Portuguese
- parapeito Portuguese
- pró- Portuguese
- quê Portuguese
- for Middle English
- prodeo Indonesian
- para Tagalog
- sobre Tagalog
- proosit Estonian
- pera Old Portuguese
- sobre Old Spanish
- ki dia Papiamentu
- kiko Papiamentu
- pa Papiamentu
- pakiko Papiamentu
- pasobra Papiamentu
- patras Papiamentu
- pa Kabuverdianu
- sobre Hiligaynon
- sobre Chavacano
- fi Jamaican Creole
- sobre Yogad
- par Indo-Portuguese
- par Ambonese Malay