comprobo

See also: comprobó

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From con- (“completely”) +‎ probō (“I esteem as good, serviceable, fit, just”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkom.pro.boː/, [ˈkɔm.prɔ.boː]

Verb

comprobō (present infinitive comprobāre, perfect active comprobāvī, supine comprobātum); first conjugation

  1. (Classical and very frequent, especially in prose, subjective) I approve wholly of something; I assent to, sanction, or acknowledge
  2. (objective) I prove, establish, attest, make good, show, confirm, or verify something to others as true, good, excellent, virtuous, etc.

Conjugation
   Conjugation of comprobō (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present comprobō comprobās comprobat comprobāmus comprobātis comprobant
imperfect comprobābam comprobābās comprobābat comprobābāmus comprobābātis comprobābant
future comprobābō comprobābis comprobābit comprobābimus comprobābitis comprobābunt
perfect comprobāvī comprobāvistī, comprobāstī1 comprobāvit comprobāvimus comprobāvistis, comprobāstis1 comprobāvērunt, comprobāvēre
pluperfect comprobāveram comprobāverās comprobāverat comprobāverāmus comprobāverātis comprobāverant
future perfect comprobāverō comprobāveris comprobāverit comprobāverimus comprobāveritis comprobāverint
passive present comprobor comprobāris, comprobāre comprobātur comprobāmur comprobāminī comprobantur
imperfect comprobābar comprobābāris, comprobābāre comprobābātur comprobābāmur comprobābāminī comprobābantur
future comprobābor comprobāberis, comprobābere comprobābitur comprobābimur comprobābiminī comprobābuntur
perfect comprobātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect comprobātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect comprobātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present comprobem comprobēs comprobet comprobēmus comprobētis comprobent
imperfect comprobārem comprobārēs comprobāret comprobārēmus comprobārētis comprobārent
perfect comprobāverim comprobāverīs comprobāverit comprobāverīmus comprobāverītis comprobāverint
pluperfect comprobāvissem, comprobāssem1 comprobāvissēs, comprobāssēs1 comprobāvisset, comprobāsset1 comprobāvissēmus, comprobāssēmus1 comprobāvissētis, comprobāssētis1 comprobāvissent, comprobāssent1
passive present comprober comprobēris, comprobēre comprobētur comprobēmur comprobēminī comprobentur
imperfect comprobārer comprobārēris, comprobārēre comprobārētur comprobārēmur comprobārēminī comprobārentur
perfect comprobātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect comprobātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — comprobā — — comprobāte —
future — comprobātō comprobātō — comprobātōte comprobantō
passive present — comprobāre — — comprobāminī —
future — comprobātor comprobātor — — comprobantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives comprobāre comprobāvisse, comprobāsse1 comprobātūrus esse comprobārī comprobātus esse comprobātum īrī
participles comprobāns — comprobātūrus — comprobātus comprobandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
comprobandī comprobandō comprobandum comprobandō comprobātum comprobātū

1At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.

Descendants

References
  • comprŏbo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • comprobo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • comprobo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to quote precedents for a thing: aliquid exemplis probare, comprobare, confirmare
    • to prove a thing indisputably: argumentis confirmare, comprobare, evincere aliquid (or c. Acc. c. Inf.)
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