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afla

  • /aˈfla/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin afflāre (“blow, breathe”), from ad- + flō (“blow, breathe”). Cognate with Portuguese achar and Spanish hallar.

verb a afla 1st conjugation · află · aflat · afle · a afla · aflând

  1. to find out, get wind of
  2. to recognize
  3. reflexive to be placed or situated

In English

  • learn to come to know; to become informed of; to find out
  • betray to disclose or discover
  • find out to discover

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MLA

"afla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/afla. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

afla. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/afla

Chicago

"afla." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/afla.

BibTeX
@misc{afla_2026,
  title = {afla},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/afla},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}