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tener por

Spanish, verb/teˈneɾ poɾ/

tener por is a Spanish verb meaning “to think; to be of the opinion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does tener por mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to think; to be of the opinion

    Te tengo por loco.

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of tener por

  • tengo por first-person present singular
  • tuve por first-person preterite singular
  • tenido por participle past

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce tener por?

  • /teˈneɾ poɾ/
  • [t̪eˈneɾ poɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.