spre

See also: spré

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• sprede

Etymology

From Middle Low German spreden.

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /spre/

Preposition

spre (+accusative)

1. to, towards (spatially)

   Synonyms: către, la, în direcția, înspre

   Pornesc spre școală.

   I'm setting off for 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 big delight.

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

   Unsprezece.

   Eleven.

Antonyms

• dinspre