probar

From Latin probāre.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈbaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧bar

probar (first-person singular indicative present probo, past participle probáu)

1. to prove
2. to test
3. to taste
4. to probe

• prubar
• porbar, purbar

Borrowed from Spanish probar.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈbaɾ/
• Hyphenation: pro‧bar

probár (plural prorobar, Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜓᜊᜍ᜔)

1. to test out, to experiment
2. to refute
3. to prove

   Synonym: patotoo

4. to try, to attempt

   Synonym: balo

• provar (reintegrationist)

From Old Galician-Portuguese prouar, from Latin probāre.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈβaɾ/

probar (first-person singular present probo, first-person singular preterite probei, past participle probado)

1. to prove (to demonstrate that something is true or viable; to give proof for)

   Synonym: demostrar

2. to prove (to put to the test, to make trial of)

   Synonym: comprobar

   Ata que probes non aprobes. (proverb) ― Until you prove, don't approve.

   Antes que probedes, non gabedes. (proverb) ― Before you prove, don't praise.

   • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 806:

     prouarõ tres escaleyras de fuste et acharõnas curtas; et desi atarõnas a hũa cõ a outra et deytarõnas a hũa torre

     they tried three wooden ladders but found them too short; and so they tied them together and leaned them against a tower

3. to try

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “prouar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “prou”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “probar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “probar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “probar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “probar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Borrowed from Spanish probar, from Latin probāre.

• IPA^(key): /proˈbar/

probar (present tense probas, past tense probis, future tense probos, imperative probez, conditional probus)

1. (transitive) to try out, to attempt, to test

   Lu probis omno sen suceso. ― He/she/it tried everything without success.

Conjugation of probar

		present		past		future
infinitive		probar		probir		probor
tense		probas		probis		probos
conditional		probus		—		—
imperative		probez		—		—
adjective active participle		probanta		probinta		probonta
adverbial active participle		probante		probinte		probonte
nominal active participle	singular	probanto		probinto		probonto
	plural	probanti		probinti		probonti
adjective passive participle		probata		probita		probota
adverbial passive participle		probate		probite		probote
nominal passive participle	singular	probato		probito		proboto
	plural	probati		probiti		proboti

• imprimoprobar

Inherited from Old Spanish provar, from Latin probāre.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈbaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pro‧bar

probar (first-person singular present pruebo, first-person singular preterite probé, past participle probado)

1. to prove

   No puedes probarlo. ― You can’t prove it.

2. to test, to demonstrate
3. to taste, to try

   Prueba a ver si está bueno.

   Taste it to see if it’s good.

4. to try, to try out, to sample, to test out, to give a go, to have a go

   Synonyms: tratar, intentar

   Lo probó todo sin éxito.

   He tried everything without success.

5. to check out, to probe
6. to suit

   Vivir en Madrid no le prueba.

   Living in Madrid doesn't suit her.

7. to try out (for a team)
8. (reflexive, with clothes, etc.) to try on, see if it fits

   María se probó el vestido.

   Maria tried on the dress.

9. (reflexive) to prove oneself
10. (reflexive) to be tested, to be proved, to be proven

• → Ido: probar

• “probar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 2024 December 10