spre

See also: spré

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sprede

Etymology

From Middle Low German spreden.

Pronunciation

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Verb

spre (imperative spre, present tense sprer, passive spres, simple past spredte or spredde, past participle spredt or spredd)

1. to spread, scatter

See also

• spreia, spreie (Nynorsk)

References

“spre” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin super, from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of super.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spre/

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Preposition

spre (+accusative)

1. to, towards (spatially)

   Synonyms: către, la, în direcția, înspre

   Pornesc spre școală.

   I'm setting off to school.

2. towards, around (temporally)

   Synonyms: în apropierea, aproape de, cam la vremea, pe la

   Spre iarnă.

   Towards winter.

3. for, in order to

   Synonyms: pentru, ca să

   Se duce spre a cerceta personal.

   He/she is going in order to investigate himself/herself.

4. to (Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.)

   Synonym: încât

   I-a dăruit o carte spre marea lui bucurie.

   He/she gifted him a book to his great delight.

5. Used to form the Romanian numbers from 11 to 19.'

   unsprezece ― eleven

Antonyms

• dinspre