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spre

/spre/

Where it comes from

Inherited from Latin super, from *eks-uper, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs (“out of”) (Latin ex) and *uperi (“above”), from *upo. Doublet of super.

preposition

with accusative to, towards (spatially) Pornesc spre școală.
Similar: către, la, în direcția, înspre
with accusative towards, around (temporally) Spre iarnă.
Similar: în apropierea, aproape de, cam la vremea, pe la
with accusative for, in order to Se duce spre a cerceta personal.
Similar: pentru, ca să
with accusative to (Used to indicate a resulting feeling or emotion.) I-a dăruit o carte spre marea lui bucurie.
Similar: încât
with accusative Used to form the Romanian numbers from 11 to 19.' unsprezece

Opposite: dinspre

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preposition

Opposite: dinspre

In English

at in the direction of
to in the direction of, and arriving at
toward in the direction of

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

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@misc{spre_2026,
  title = {spre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/spre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}