# întru

**Part of speech:** ADP  
**Frequency rank:** #125 most common Romanian word  
**Language:** Romanian

Old or literary Romanian preposition meaning roughly "into," "for," or "in the spirit of." It survives today mostly in fixed or elevated expressions.

## Meanings

- **into; in; toward** — rare in modern standard Romanian; mainly literary or fixed phrases
- **for the sake of; in the name of** — formal, ceremonial, or religious
- **with the purpose of; in order to** — often felt as bookish or archaic

## Example sentences

- Întru aducere aminte, au ridicat o placă pe zid. — _As a memorial, they put up a plaque on the wall._
- Au mers întru întâmpinarea oaspeților. — _They went to meet the guests._
- Întru slava lui Dumnezeu, au început ceremonia. — _For the glory of God, they began the ceremony._

## Forms

într-, întru, într

## Nearby words by frequency

- [hai](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/hai)
- [haide](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/haide)
- [mulțumesc](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/mul%C8%9Bumesc)
- [fel](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/fel)
- [daca](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/daca)
- [esti](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/esti)
- [încă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEnc%C4%83)
- [fără](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/f%C4%83r%C4%83)
- [dată](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/dat%C4%83)
- [problemă](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/problem%C4%83)
- [aduce](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/aduce)
- [nou](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/nou)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEntru](https://mostspoken.com/words/ro/%C3%AEntru) — MostSpoken Romanian frequency dictionary.