curând
Romanian
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editEtymology
editInherited 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
editAdjective
editcurând m or n (feminine singular curândă, masculine plural curânzi, feminine and neuter plural curânde) (obsolete)
- (of time) short
- în curândă vreme ― after little time, soon after
Adverb
editcurând
- (now relatively literary) synonym of în curând (“soon”)
- cât de curând ― as soon as possible
- (now rare) immediately, quickly, forthwith
- Synonyms: degrabă, grabnic, imediat, iute, îndată, la moment, neîntârziat, minten, numaidecât, repede
Derived terms
editVerb
editcurând
Further reading
edit- “curând”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
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