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urasc

I hate /uˈrəsk/

verb#3417 most common

Also: they hate, I detest

Example sentences

Eu urăsc ploaia.
I hate the rain.
Copiii urăsc temele de vacanță.
The children hate vacation homework.
Îmi pare rău, dar urăsc minciuna.
I'm sorry, but I hate lying.
De când m-a mințit, îl urăsc din suflet.
Since he lied to me, I hate him deeply.
Nu te urăsc pe tine, ci urăsc ceea ce ai făcut.
I don't hate you, I hate what you did.
Filozofii au dezbătut secole la rând de ce oamenii urăsc adesea ceea ce nu pot înțelege.
Philosophers have debated for centuries why people often hate what they cannot understand.

Conjugation

Present ActiveSimple Past ActiveSimple Future Active
1sgurăscurâivoi urî
2sgurăștiurâșivei urî
3sgurășteurîva urî
1plurâmurârămvom urî
2plurâțiurârățiveți urî
3plurăscurârăvor urî

Word family

a urîto hate
urăhatred
urâtugly; also hated
urâciunehatred, abomination
urâcioshateful, nasty

Etymology

Urăsc is a conjugated form of the verb a urî, to hate. Romanian dictionaries trace it to Latin horrire, a variant of horrere, to bristle or shudder with fear, the same root behind English horror. The meaning shifted from physical shuddering and dread toward settled hostility. The link between revulsion and hatred survives in Romanian urât, from the same verb, which means both ugly and hated.

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