comprobar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin comprobāre. Compare Portuguese and Catalan comprovar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kompɾoˈbaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧pro‧bar

Verb

comprobar (first-person singular present compruebo, first-person singular preterite comprobé, past participle comprobado)

  1. to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)
    Me olvidé de comprobar si la hora de salida de su vuelo había cambiado o no.
    I forgot to check if her flight's departure time had changed or not.
  2. to verify, to ascertain, to determine, to confirm
    Synonym: confirmar
    • 2015 November 17, Carmen Pérez-Lanzac, “Las franquicias toman el centro”, in El País:
      En cuanto comprobó que el negocio funcionaba corrió para que no triunfara otro en su lugar.
      As soon as he confirmed that the business worked, he rushed so another one wouldn't succeed in its place.
  3. to test (the accuracy or effectiveness of something)
  4. to prove, to establish (i.e. demonstrate the veracity of something)
  5. to note (as in realizing)
  6. (reflexive) to be checked, tested, to check out
  7. (reflexive) to be found, determined

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