"pri" meaning in Esperanto

See pri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /pri/
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περί (perí). Compare French péri-, Italian, English and Spanish peri-. Etymology templates: {{lbor|eo|grc|περί}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek περί (perí), {{cog|fr|péri-}} French péri-, {{cog|it|-}} Italian, {{cog|en|-}} English, {{cog|es|peri-}} Spanish peri- Head templates: {{eo-head|pos=preposition}} pri
  1. about, regarding, concerning, in relation to Derived forms: pri-, pridemandi (english: to query), priparoli (english: to talk about, discuss), pripensi (english: to think about, consider), priplori (english: to deplore), priskribi (english: to describe), pristudi (english: to study, do research on, investigate), prizorgi (english: to worry about; to take care of)
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          "english": "to query",
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          "english": "to talk about, discuss",
          "translation": "to talk about, discuss",
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        },
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          "english": "to think about, consider",
          "translation": "to think about, consider",
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        },
        {
          "english": "to deplore",
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        },
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          "english": "to describe",
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        },
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          "english": "to study, do research on, investigate",
          "translation": "to study, do research on, investigate",
          "word": "pristudi"
        },
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          "english": "to worry about; to take care of",
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          "english": "At the Guimet museum in Paris, she started to become interested about Asian art and cultures.",
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          "text": "Ĉe la muzeo Guimet en Parizo ŝi ekinteresiĝis pri la aziaj artoj kaj kulturoj.",
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      "translation": "to talk about, discuss",
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    },
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      "english": "to think about, consider",
      "translation": "to think about, consider",
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    },
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      "word": "priplori"
    },
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      "word": "priskribi"
    },
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      "translation": "to study, do research on, investigate",
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      "name": "cog"
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        "Rhymes:Esperanto/i",
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          "text": "Ĉe la muzeo Guimet en Parizo ŝi ekinteresiĝis pri la aziaj artoj kaj kulturoj.",
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        "about, regarding, concerning, in relation to"
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          "regarding",
          "regarding"
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          "concerning",
          "concerning"
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          "in relation to",
          "in relation to"
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