comparire

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin compārēre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kom.paˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: com‧pa‧rì‧re

Verb

comparìre (first-person singular present compàio or comparìsco, first-person singular past historic compàrvi or (less common) comparìi or (ditto) compàrsi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to appear, to seem to be (something)
  2. to be revealed

Conjugation

Including lesser-used forms:

Verb

comparìre (first-person singular present comparìsco or compàio, first-person singular past historic compàrvi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to appear, to show oneself
    Synonym: apparire
    Antonyms: scomparire, sparire

Conjugation

Verb

comparìre (first-person singular present comparìsco or compàio, first-person singular past historic compàrsi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. (law) to appear before a tribunal

Conjugation

Verb

comparìre (first-person singular present comparìsco, first-person singular past historic comparìi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive)

  1. to stand out, to be noticed, to make an impression

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • Beware of the different meanings and differing associated present and past historic forms:
    • In the present, both irregular compaio/compare and regularized comparisco/comparisce occur, but in the meaning "to stand out, to make a (good) impression", only the latter is possible.
    • There are three possible past historic forms, (a) irregular comparvi/comparve; (b) irregular comparsi/comparse; (c) regular comparii/comparì. Each has different uses; see above for the specifics. All three can be used interchangeably only in the senses "to appear to be (something)" and "to be revealed".
    • The past participle comparso is the same for all uses. The variant comparito is rare.

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