Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre.

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  • IPA(key): /komˈpɾaɾ/ [kõmˈpɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: com‧prar

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comprar (first-person singular indicative present compro, past participle compráu)

  1. to buy
    Antonym: vender

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain). Compare Occitan crompar, Spanish comprar.

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comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprí, past participle comprat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

  1. to buy

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  • “comprar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar, conprar, from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre.

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comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprei, past participle comprado)

  1. to buy
    Synonym: mercar
    Antonym: vender

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Interlingua

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comprar

  1. to buy

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    Conjugation of comprar
infinitive comprar
participle present perfect
comprante comprate
active simple perfect
present compra ha comprate
past comprava habeva comprate
future comprara habera comprate
conditional comprarea haberea comprate
imperative compra
passive simple perfect
present es comprate ha essite comprate
past esseva comprate habeva essite comprate
future essera comprate habera essite comprate
conditional esserea comprate haberea essite comprate
imperative sia comprate

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese comprar, conprar, from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (to prepare, to procure, to get, to purchase, to obtain). Doublet of comparar.

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  • Hyphenation: com‧prar

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comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite comprei, past participle comprado)

  1. (transitive) to buy

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:comprar.

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain), whence also Portuguese comprar, Italian comprare, Romanian cumpăra.

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comprar (first-person singular present compro, first-person singular preterite compré, past participle comprado)

  1. to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods)
    Synonym: mercar
    Antonym: vender
    • 2015 October 22, “¿Lavadora? Nunca. Cómo conseguir que mis zapatillas blancas sigan blancas”, in El País[1]:
      Si están demasiado sucios, pase por una mercería y cómprese unos nuevos cada cierto tiempo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to buy out
    Synonym: adquirir

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