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curând

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin currendo, from currendus, gerund of currō (to run). Synchronically a gerund of cure, an archaic or regional form of curge (to flow).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku.ˈrɨnd/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨnd
  • Hyphenation: cu‧rând

Adjective

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curând m or n (feminine singular curândă, masculine plural curânzi, feminine and neuter plural curânde) (obsolete)

  1. (of time) short
    în curândă vremeafter little time, soon after

Adverb

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curând

  1. soon (within a short time)
    Synonyms: în curând, peste curând
  2. (now rare) immediately, quickly, forthwith
    Synonyms: degrabă, grabnic, imediat, iute, îndată, neîntârziat, minten, numaidecât, repede

Derived terms

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Verb

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curând

  1. gerund of cure (archaic form of curge)

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