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Translation

to, at, in

Word origin

From Latin ad ('to, towards'). The same preposition lies behind English words borrowed from Latin.

Origin
Latin
Root
ad
English cognates
advent, adjacent

Examples

.

I'm going to the station to pick up my brother.

.

The train leaves at eight o'clock sharp.

Bretagne.

She often thinks of her childhood in Brittany.

au .

He spoke to his sister on the phone last night.

Cette -.

This tart is made by hand by my grandfather.

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