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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin comprōmittere, likely a borrowing reshaped by analogy with meter.[1][2] The sense of putting something at risk comes from French compromettre.[3]
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: com‧pro‧me‧ter
Verb
comprometer (first-person singular present comprometo, first-person singular preterite comprometi, past participle comprometido)
- to commit, to engage
- to compromise, to jeopardize
Conjugation
References
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin comprōmittō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompɾomeˈteɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: com‧pro‧me‧ter
Verb
comprometer (first-person singular present comprometo, first-person singular preterite comprometí, past participle comprometido)
- (transitive, reflexive) to promise, to engage to be married
- (transitive, reflexive) to compromise, to endanger
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of comprometer
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive comprometer
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dative
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comprometerme
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comprometerte
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comprometerle, comprometerse
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comprometernos
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comprometeros
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comprometerles, comprometerse
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accusative
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comprometerme
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comprometerte
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comprometerlo, comprometerla, comprometerse
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comprometernos
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comprometeros
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comprometerlos, comprometerlas, comprometerse
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with gerund comprometiendo
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dative
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comprometiéndome
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comprometiéndote
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comprometiéndole, comprometiéndose
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comprometiéndonos
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comprometiéndoos
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comprometiéndoles, comprometiéndose
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accusative
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comprometiéndome
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comprometiéndote
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comprometiéndolo, comprometiéndola, comprometiéndose
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comprometiéndonos
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comprometiéndoos
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comprometiéndolos, comprometiéndolas, comprometiéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative compromete
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dative
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comprométeme
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comprométete
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comprométele
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comprométenos
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not used
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compromételes
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accusative
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comprométeme
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comprométete
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compromételo, comprométela
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comprométenos
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not used
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compromételos, compromételas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative comprometé
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dative
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comprometeme
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comprometete
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comprometele
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comprometenos
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not used
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comprometeles
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accusative
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comprometeme
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comprometete
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comprometelo, comprometela
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comprometenos
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not used
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comprometelos, comprometelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative comprometa
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dative
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comprométame
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not used
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comprométale, comprométase
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comprométanos
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not used
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comprométales
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accusative
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comprométame
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not used
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comprométalo, comprométala, comprométase
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comprométanos
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not used
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comprométalos, comprométalas
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with first-person plural imperative comprometamos
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dative
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not used
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comprometámoste
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comprometámosle
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comprometámonos
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comprometámoos
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comprometámosles
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accusative
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not used
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comprometámoste
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comprometámoslo, comprometámosla
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comprometámonos
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comprometámoos
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comprometámoslos, comprometámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative comprometed
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dative
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comprometedme
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not used
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comprometedle
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comprometednos
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comprometeos
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comprometedles
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accusative
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comprometedme
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not used
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comprometedlo, comprometedla
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comprometednos
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comprometeos
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comprometedlos, comprometedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative comprometan
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dative
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comprométanme
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not used
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comprométanle
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comprométannos
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not used
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comprométanles, comprométanse
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accusative
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comprométanme
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not used
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comprométanlo, comprométanla
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comprométannos
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not used
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comprométanlos, comprométanlas, comprométanse
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