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umple

to fill /ˈum.ple/

verb#1769 most common

Also: to fill up, to stuff

Example sentences

Mama umple paharul cu apă.
Mom fills the glass with water.
Copilul umple balonul cu aer.
The child fills the balloon with air.
Vom umple camera cu flori pentru petrecere.
We will fill the room with flowers for the party.
Mulțimea umple stadionul cu mult înainte de meci.
The crowd fills the stadium well before the match.
Inima i se umple de bucurie de câte ori își vede nepoții.
Her heart fills with joy every time she sees her grandchildren.
Tăcerea dintre ei s-a umplut treptat de cuvinte nespuse.
The silence between them gradually filled with unspoken words.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgumpluumpluivoi umple
2sgumpliumplușivei umple
3sgumpleumpluva umple
1plumplemumplurămvom umple
2plumplețiumplurățiveți umple
3plumpluumplurăvor umple

Word family

umplerefilling (the act)
umplutfilled, stuffed
umpluturăfilling, stuffing
a se umpleto become full, to fill up
neumplutunfilled, empty

Etymology

Umple comes from Latin implere, to fill up, a combination of the prefix in- and plere, to fill. The Latin in- became um- in Romanian through normal sound changes, and plere gave the -ple- root. The verb has kept its core Latin meaning almost unchanged for two thousand years.

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