comprobar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin comprobō. Compare Portuguese and Catalan comprovar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompɾoˈbaɾ/ [kõm.pɾoˈβ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. to check, to check on, to check out, to see, to check to see (examine)

   Me olvidé de comprobar si la hora de salida de su vuelo había cambiado o no.

   I forgot to check if her flight's arrival time had changed or not.

2. to verify, to ascertain, to determine, to confirm

   Synonym: confirmar

   • 2015 November 17, Carmen Pérez-Lanzac, “Las franquicias toman el centro”, in El País‎^[1]:

     En cuanto comprobó que el negocio funcionaba corrió para que no triunfara otro en su lugar.

     As soon as he confirmed that the business worked, he rushed so another one wouldn't succeed in its place.

3. to test (the accuracy or effectiveness of something)
4. to prove, to establish (i.e. demonstrate the veracity of something)
5. to note (as in realizing)
6. (reflexive) to be checked, tested, to check out
7. (reflexive) to be found, determined

Derived terms

• comprobar hacia fuera (“to check out”) (used for stories and alibis)
• volver a comprobar (“to double-check, to recheck”)

Related terms

• comprobación
• probar

Further reading

• “comprobar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014