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ad.

toward, to (direction)

2 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

prep[ˈad]Classical-Latin[ˈad]

  1. toward, to (direction)

    with-accusative

  2. up to (indicating direction upwards)

    with-accusative

  3. near, by, close by, at, to (indicating location)

    with-accusative

  4. against, on, upon (indicating position)

    with-accusative

  5. against, at (indicating movement 'toward' but in a hostile manner)

    with-accusative

  6. to, for (indicating a target or recipient)

    with-accusative

  7. at, about, around, on, in (indicating a point in time)

    with-accusative

  8. until, to, up to, till (indicating the extent of time)

    with-accusative

  9. for, to, toward (indicating purpose or aim)

    with-accusative
    Ad maiōrem Deī glōriam.

  10. in order to, to, for (indicating means)

    with-accusative

  11. in comparison with, in comparison to, in relation to

    with-accusative

  12. in consequence of

    with-accusative

  13. among, amongst (indicating the sharing of a characteristic)

    with-accusative

  14. about, around, approximately, thereabout (of numbers)

    with-accusative

  15. according to (indicating conformity)

    with-accusative

  16. in various adverbial idioms

    with-accusative
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ad, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Cognates include English at. The accusative is from the hypothesized pre-PIE allative (or 'directional'), which merged with the accusative case in Proto-Italic.

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