apăra

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apăra

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin apparāre (“to prepare”). Compare Italian apparare (“prepare”), Spanish aparar (“prepare, arrange”). Cf. also Occitan aparar (“protect”), which may be from a different but related root.

verb a apăra 1st conjugation · apără · apărat · apere · a apăra · apărând

transitive to protect, defend, guard
reflexive to defend oneself

Similar: proteja, ocroti

Thesaurus

verb

Similar: proteja, ocroti

In English

guard to protect from some offence
defend ward off attacks against
protect to keep safe

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MLA

"apăra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/ap%C4%83ra. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

apăra. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ap%C4%83ra

Chicago

"apăra." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ap%C4%83ra.

BibTeX

@misc{apa_ra_2026,
  title = {apăra},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/ap%C4%83ra},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}