comprare
See also: compraré
Asturian
Verb
comprare
- first/third-person singular pluperfect indicative of comprar
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of comprar
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *comperāre, from Latin comparāre (“to prepare, procure, get, purchase, obtain”), from cum + parō. Compare Portuguese and Spanish comprar, Romanian cumpăra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komˈpra.re/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: com‧prà‧re
Verb
compràre (first-person singular present cómpro, first-person singular past historic comprài, past participle compràto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive) to buy
- Synonym: acquistare
- Antonym: vendere
Conjugation
Conjugation of compràre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
Derived terms
- compra
- comprabile (“purchasable; bribable”)
- comprarsi (“to buy (for oneself)”)
- compratore (“buyer”)
- compravendere
Related terms
Further reading
- comprare in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- comprare in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- comprare in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- comprare in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- comprare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /komˈpɾaɾe/ [kõmˈpɾa.ɾe]
- Rhymes: -aɾe
- Syllabification: com‧pra‧re
Verb
comprare
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of comprar