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aprinde

Română

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aprinde

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Inherited from Latin apprendere, alternative form of apprehendere. Doublet of the rare neologism aprehenda. See French éprendre, Tourangeau éprende and Walloon esprinde.

verb a aprinde 3rd conjugation · aprinde · aprins · aprindă · a aprinde · aprinzând

  1. to light, to turn on (fire, light, candle, lamp) Aprinde lumina/focul/lampa.
  2. reflexive to fire up, to start burning, to catch fire Focul s-a aprins.

In English

  • kindle to start (a fire)
  • light to start (a fire)
  • turn on (transitive) to activate an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.
  • fire up To ignite
  • ignite to set fire to, to light
  • switch on to turn a switch to the "on" position

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{aprinde_2026,
  title = {aprinde},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/aprinde},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}