"por si" meaning in Spanish

See por si in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

Head templates: {{head|es|conjunction}} por si
  1. in case Synonyms: en caso de Derived forms: por si acaso, por si las moscas
    Sense id: en-por_si-es-conj-rfgpl2xn

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        "1": "es",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "conj",
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "por si acaso"
        },
        {
          "word": "por si las moscas"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in case"
      ],
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "en caso de"
        }
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  ],
  "word": "por si"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "por si acaso"
    },
    {
      "word": "por si las moscas"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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        "Spanish conjunctions",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish multiword terms"
      ],
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        "in case"
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          "word": "en caso de"
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