apuca

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

apuca

/a.puˈka/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Possibly from metathesis of a Vulgar Latin aucupāre, from Latin aucupārī. Other theories suggest Latin occupāre, with meaning influenced by or confused with the former. Compare Aromanian apuc.

verb a apuca 1st conjugation · apucă · apucat · apuce · a apuca · apucând

transitive to grab, grip, grasp, seize
Similar: prinde
informal, reflexive to start, endeavour, begin to do something a se apuca de treabă
Similar: începe, se pune
catenative to get to do something
Similar: ajunge
transitive to live to see something, either by living long enough or by being born early enough Copilul nu l-a apucat pe străbunicul său.
Similar: prinde
transitive, uncommon to have a tradition be passed down
informal, transitive, of a point in time to catch someone unready a îl apuca seara
informal, transitive, of a mental state or physical manifestation to come upon somebody a îl apuca plânsul
Similar: lua
informal, transitive, of an out of line behaviour to come upon somebody a îl apuca pandaliile
Similar: veni
obsolete, reflexive to take it upon oneself
Similar: se angaja, se obliga, se lega
obsolete, transitive to usurp, take for oneself
Similar: prădui, uzurpa

In English

clutch to grip or grasp tightly
fathom to encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; to measure the circum
grab (intransitive) to make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something)
clasp take hold of; grab tightly

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

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

APA

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{apuca_2026,
  title = {apuca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/apuca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}