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emprar

Pronunciation: [əmˈpɾa]

“emprar” is a Catalan word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to use
  2. to make use of; to employ

In Catalan

  1. Usar una cosa.
  2. Utilitzar algú.
  3. Manllevar, demanar en préstec.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan aemprar, from Early Medieval Latin adimperāre. First attested in 1272. Compare Occitan asemprar.

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