curând

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Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin currendō, from currendus, gerund of currō (“to run”). Synchronically a gerund of cure, an archaic or regional form of curge (“to flow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ˈrɨnd/
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  • Rhymes: -ɨnd
  • Hyphenation: cu‧rând

Adjective

curând m or n (feminine singular curândă, masculine plural curânzi, feminine and neuter plural curânde) (obsolete)

  1. (of time) short
    în curândă vreme ― after little time, soon after

Adverb

curând

  1. (now relatively literary) synonym of în curând (“soon”)
    cât de curând ― as soon as possible
  2. (now rare) immediately, quickly, forthwith
    Synonyms: degrabă, grabnic, imediat, iute, îndată, la moment, neîntârziat, minten, numaidecât, repede

Derived terms

Verb

curând

  1. gerund of cure (archaic form of curge)

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