Latin
Etymology
From con- (“completely”) + probō (“I esteem as good, serviceable, fit, just”).
Pronunciation
Verb
comprobō (present infinitive comprobāre, perfect active comprobāvī, supine comprobātum); first conjugation
- (Classical and very frequent, especially in prose, subjective) I approve wholly of something; I assent to, sanction, or acknowledge
- (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)
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indicative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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comprobō
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comprobās
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comprobat
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comprobāmus
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comprobātis
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comprobant
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imperfect
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comprobābam
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comprobābās
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comprobābat
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comprobābāmus
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comprobābātis
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comprobābant
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future
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comprobābō
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comprobābis
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comprobābit
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comprobābimus
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comprobābitis
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comprobābunt
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perfect
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comprobāvī
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comprobāvistī, comprobāstī1
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comprobāvit, comprobāt1
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comprobāvimus, comprobāmus1
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comprobāvistis, comprobāstis1
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comprobāvērunt, comprobāvēre, comprobārunt1
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pluperfect
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comprobāveram, comprobāram1
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comprobāverās, comprobārās1
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comprobāverat, comprobārat1
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comprobāverāmus, comprobārāmus1
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comprobāverātis, comprobārātis1
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comprobāverant, comprobārant1
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future perfect
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comprobāverō, comprobārō1
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comprobāveris, comprobāris1
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comprobāverit, comprobārit1
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comprobāverimus, comprobārimus1
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comprobāveritis, comprobāritis1
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comprobāverint, comprobārint1
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passive
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present
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comprobor
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comprobāris, comprobāre
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comprobātur
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comprobāmur
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comprobāminī
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comprobantur
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imperfect
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comprobābar
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comprobābāris, comprobābāre
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comprobābātur
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comprobābāmur
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comprobābāminī
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comprobābantur
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future
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comprobābor
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comprobāberis, comprobābere
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comprobābitur
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comprobābimur
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comprobābiminī
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comprobābuntur
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perfect
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comprobātus + present active indicative of sum
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pluperfect
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comprobātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
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future perfect
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comprobātus + future active indicative of sum
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subjunctive
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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comprobem
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comprobēs
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comprobet
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comprobēmus
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comprobētis
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comprobent
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imperfect
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comprobārem
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comprobārēs
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comprobāret
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comprobārēmus
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comprobārētis
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comprobārent
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perfect
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comprobāverim, comprobārim1
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comprobāverīs, comprobārīs1
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comprobāverit, comprobārit1
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comprobāverīmus, comprobārīmus1
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comprobāverītis, comprobārītis1
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comprobāverint, comprobārint1
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pluperfect
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comprobāvissem, comprobāssem1
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comprobāvissēs, comprobāssēs1
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comprobāvisset, comprobāsset1
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comprobāvissēmus, comprobāssēmus1
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comprobāvissētis, comprobāssētis1
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comprobāvissent, comprobāssent1
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passive
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present
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comprober
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comprobēris, comprobēre
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comprobētur
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comprobēmur
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comprobēminī
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comprobentur
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imperfect
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comprobārer
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comprobārēris, comprobārēre
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comprobārētur
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comprobārēmur
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comprobārēminī
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comprobārentur
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perfect
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comprobātus + present active subjunctive of sum
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pluperfect
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comprobātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
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imperative
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singular
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plural
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first
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second
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third
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first
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second
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third
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active
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present
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—
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comprobā
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—
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—
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comprobāte
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—
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future
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—
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comprobātō
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comprobātō
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—
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comprobātōte
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comprobantō
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passive
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present
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—
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comprobāre
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—
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—
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comprobāminī
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—
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future
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—
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comprobātor
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comprobātor
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—
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—
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comprobantor
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non-finite forms
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active
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passive
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present
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perfect
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future
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present
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perfect
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future
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infinitives
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comprobāre
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comprobāvisse, comprobāsse1
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comprobātūrum esse
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comprobārī
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comprobātum esse
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comprobātum īrī
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participles
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comprobāns
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—
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comprobātūrus
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—
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comprobātus
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comprobandus
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verbal nouns
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gerund
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supine
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genitive
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dative
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accusative
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ablative
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accusative
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ablative
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comprobandī
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comprobandō
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comprobandum
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comprobandō
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comprobātum
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comprobātū
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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[1], 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.)