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promova

to promote /promoˈva/

verb#5227 most common

Also: to pass (an exam or school year), to advance (someone in rank), to advertise

Example sentences

Vreau să promovez examenul.
I want to pass the exam.
El promovează un produs nou la televizor.
He is promoting a new product on TV.
Toți elevii au promovat anul acesta.
All the students passed this year.
Compania promovează angajați talentați în funcții de conducere.
The company promotes talented employees into leadership positions.
Guvernul promovează o lege pentru protecția mediului.
The government is promoting a law for environmental protection.
Deși a promovat examenul cu greu, s-a bucurat enorm de rezultat.
Although he barely passed the exam, he was hugely happy with the result.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgpromovezpromovaivoi promova
2sgpromovezipromovașivei promova
3sgpromoveazăpromovăva promova
1plpromovămpromovarămvom promova
2plpromovațipromovarățiveți promova
3plpromoveazăpromovarăvor promova

Word family

promovarepromotion; the act of passing an exam
promovatpromoted; passed (an exam)
promotorpromoter
promoțiegraduating class; a sales promotion
promoționalpromotional

Etymology

Romanian borrowed "promova" from French "promouvoir" during the 19th-century wave of Latin-based modernization of the language. The French verb goes back to Latin "promovere", built from "pro-" (forward) and "movere" (to move). The Romanian sense of passing an exam or a school year developed locally, from the idea of being moved forward to the next grade.

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