comparire

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin compārēre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kom.paˈri.re/
  • Rhymes: -ire
  • Hyphenation: com‧pa‧rì‧re

Verb[edit]

comparìre (first-person singular present compàio or comparìsco, first-person singular past historic compàrvi or (less common) comparìi or (ditto) compàrsi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive) [auxiliary essere]

  1. to appear, to seem to be (something)
  2. to be revealed

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Including lesser-used forms:

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comparìre (first-person singular present comparìsco or compàio, first-person singular past historic compàrvi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive) [auxiliary essere]

  1. to appear, to show oneself
    Synonym: apparire
    Antonyms: scomparire, sparire

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comparìre (first-person singular present comparìsco or compàio, first-person singular past historic compàrsi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive) [auxiliary essere]

  1. (law) to appear before a tribunal

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comparìre (first-person singular present comparìsco, first-person singular past historic comparìi, past participle compàrso, auxiliary èssere) (intransitive) [auxiliary essere]

  1. to stand out, to be noticed, to make an impression

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Usage notes[edit]

  • Beware of the different meanings and differing associated present and past historic forms:
    • In the present, both irregular compaio/compare and regularized comparisco/comparisce occur, but in the meaning "to stand out, to make a (good) impression", only the latter is possible.
    • There are three possible past historic forms, (a) irregular comparvi/comparve; (b) irregular comparsi/comparse; (c) regular comparii/comparì. Each has different uses; see above for the specifics. All three can be used interchangeably only in the senses "to appear to be (something)" and "to be revealed".
    • The past participle comparso is the same for all uses. The variant comparito is rare.

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