degrabă

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Romanian

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Etymology

Univerbation of de +‎ grabă (hurry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈɡra.bə/
  • Rhymes: -abə
  • Hyphenation: de‧gra‧bă

Adverb

degrabă (now literary)

  1. forthwith, without delay
    Synonyms: iute, repede, rapid
    Antonym: încet
    • 1844, Vasile Alecsandri, К. К. Іоргᲈ де ла Садагᲈра [C. C. Iorgu de la Sadagura]‎, Iași: Albina, act 3, scene 4, page 64:
      Дᲈчецівъ де даці̆ де щіре стъпънлор вострі ші тᲈтᲈрор боерілор вечіні̆ ка съ алерџе деграбъ аічі̆ съ вадъ мінᲈнеа мінᲈнілор.
      Duceți-vă de dați de știre stăpânilor voștri și tuturor boierilor vecini ca să alerge degrabă aici să vadă minunea minunilor.
      Go then and tell your masters and all the neighbouring boyars to run hither without delay to see the wonder of wonders.
  2. (uncommon) soon, after little time
    Synonyms: curând, imediat, pe dată, îndată

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