preda

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preda

/preˈda/

Rhymes with -a

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic прѣдати (prědati), from Proto-Slavic *perdati, from *per- (“over, through”) + *dati (“to give”).

verb a preda 1st conjugation · predă · predat · predea · a preda · predând

transitive to hand over, to give in custody an object
transitive to hand in, turn in (submit)
transitive to turn in (e.g. to the police)
reflexive to surrender or to turn oneself in (to the police)
ambitransitive to teach in school

In English

teach to pass on one's knowledge as one's profession
turn in to submit something

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

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

Chicago

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

BibTeX

@misc{preda_2026,
  title = {preda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/preda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}