"por ahí" meaning in Spanish

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Adverb

Head templates: {{es-adv}} por ahí
  1. out there, over there, that way
    Sense id: en-por_ahí-es-adv-n98Zjps2
  2. around (in a place different than where the speaker currently is; otherwise, use por aquí.) Derived forms: algo por ahí, no van por ahí los tiros Related terms: por allí
    Sense id: en-por_ahí-es-adv-C6jbb6ws Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 10 88 3
  3. (idiomatic) roughly, thereabout, thereabouts (i.e. approximately) Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-por_ahí-es-adv-7Qlp~6GC

Download JSON data for por ahí meaning in Spanish (1.5kB)

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